NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Employment, matrimonial matters, retainer Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 719 – 07/28/1999 Topic:        Retainer agreement; Domestic relations matters; Withdrawal from employment. Digest:       Improper for lawyer to utilize retainer agreement in domestic relations matter which misleads client regarding circumstances under which lawyer may withdraw for nonpayment or other reasons. Code:       … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Confidences, disclosure Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 718 – 07/28/1999 Topic:     Confidential communications; disclosure of information relating to clients to bar association for compilation of statistical summary. Digest:    A legal aid office representing clients in juvenile delinquency proceedings may provide information extracted from mental health evaluations to a bar … Continued