Month: December 2020
Ethics Opinion 1210
Topic: Conflicts of interest; definition of law firm; public defender; part-time justice Digest: A county attorney’s office represents and advises the county public defender’s office on grant funding and other financial and administrative matters. However, the county attorney’s office has no access to information concerning the public defender’s clients, the two offices do not share … Continued
Rochester Police Chief Will Speak at Forum Held by Task Force on Racial Injustice and Police Reform
The New York State Bar Association Task Force on Racial Injustice and Police Reform will hold its third in a series of virtual public forums at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7. The forum will provide members of the law enforcement community with an opportunity to discuss the unique challenges they face amid the debate … Continued
SDNY Suspends All In-Person Operations Due to COVID-19 Spike
Good afternoon Members, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has suspended all in-person operations beginning today and extending through Jan. 15, 2021. Meanwhile, several state courts have suspended all in-person proceedings due to people testing positive who work in the courthouses. According to the standing order issued by Chief Judge … Continued
Ethics Opinion 1209
TOPIC: Retention of former appellate judge with respect to easement on which judge previously ruled. DIGEST: A former appellate judge, who was on a panel which issued a dispositive order about the scope of an easement, is personally disqualified from representing the owner of the servient estate of the same easement with respect to legal … Continued