NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Bank, files Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #680 – 01/10/1996 (57-95) Topic: Record Retention By Electronic Means Digest: Lawyers may retain some records in the form of computer images, but certain records must be retained in original form. Code: DR 9-102(D), 9-102(H) QUESTION May lawyers comply with the mandatory record-retention provisions of the … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Class action, fees Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #679 – 01/10/1996 (43-95) Topic: Fee Sharing with Non-Lawyer; Class Actions Digest: Lawyer may pay client out of the lawyer’s own funds for researching information about a potential class action provided client remains ultimately liable to repay such expenses.  Lawyer may not compensate … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Lawyer referral service, matrimonial matters, mediation Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #678 – 01/10/1996 (42-95) Topic: Lawyer’s participation in divorce mediation referral service Digest: A lawyer may not participate in a divorce mediation referral service that is not operated, sponsored or approved by a bar association Code:  DR 2-101, 2-103(C) … Continued