NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Advertisements, name, use of Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #740 – 04/23/2001 Topic: Advertising; firm name Digest: A lawyer may not place an advertisement in the Yellow Pages in which the lawyer uses the firm name “A”, or inserts the letter “A” before the firm name, in order to insure favorable placement. … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Fees, lawyer refferal service, matrimonial matters Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #739 – 04/16/2001 Topic:        Lawyer referral service; legal    fees, domestic relations Digest:       Lawyer who represents low or moderate income individual in matrimonial action for a reduced fee may include in retainer agreement provision contemplating an application to the court … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Conflict of interest, real estate Committee on Professional Ethics  Opinion #738 – 04/16/2001 Topic:       Conflict of interest:   referral of clients to title abstract company owned by attorney’s spouse Digest:     Improper for attorney to refer real estate client to title abstract company in which the attorney’s spouse has an ownership interest … Continued