Current Ethical Issues In Real Estate Transactions – Video Replay

Among the topics covered:
•    Potential Conflicts of Interest under NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.7

•    Misconduct under NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 8.4

•    Non Legal Services subject to NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5.7

•    Counseling Clients under NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.2

•    Referral Fees under NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.7(a)

•    NY Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 8.4

•    Types of Conflicts

•    NYS Bar Association Opinion 1117 (4/4/17)

•    NYS Bar Association Opinion 1224 (6/03/2021)

•    Gross-up’s and Seller Concessions

•    Conduct Adversely reflected on fitness as a lawyer

•    Counseling Clients in a Cannabis Transaction

•    May attorney’s website link to website of related non-legal entity?

•    What constitutes unauthorized practice of law in providing non-legal services?

•    Lawyer’s receipt of referral fee from real estate broker

Please note: As this is a video replay, Ethics credits do not qualify for newly admitted attorneys. Any live questions asked by the audience that are not answered during the program will be forwarded to the speakers.