NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Conflict of interest, law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #715 – 02/26/1999 (3-98) Topic: Conflict of interest; sub-contractor to multiple law firms Digest: A lawyer may be employed as a contract lawyer by one or more firms.  The provisions of DR 5-105 and DR 5-108 apply to the lawyer … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Fees, witnesses Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 714 – 02/05/1999 (49-98) Topic:        Compensation of lawyer as witness. Digest:       Lawyer as witness may accept reasonable compensation for lost time. Code:        DR 2-106; 5-101(B); 7-109(C)(2). QUESTION              When a client (or former client) seeks to call a lawyer to testify concerning … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Clients, duty of lawyer, employment Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 713 – 02/05/1999 (56-98) Topic:       Circumstances justifying non-compliance with client’s instructions. Digest:     Lawyer should comply with client’s direction to forego title searches. Code:       DR 2-110(C)(1)(e), 7-101(B), 7-102(A)(7); EC 7-1, 7-8. QUESTION              A lawyer has drafted a deed for … Continued