Month: April 1994

Opinion 654

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #654 (9-93) Topic: Prosecutors; disqualification; conflict of interest; family members Digest: District Attorney’s spouse or sibling may not represent a defendant in a case prosecuted by District Attorney; whether District Attorney may prosecute case in which defendant is represented by another lawyer in law firm … Continued

Opinion 663

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Opposing party Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #663 – 04/21/1994 (66-93)  Topic: Communication with adverse party; knowledge of adverse representation Digest: A lawyer may communicate directly with an opposing party when the putative lawyer for that party fails to respond only after undertaking a complete and thorough inquiry to determine the ultimate … Continued