New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon, Peabody) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ annual year-end report: “The New York State Bar Association stands with Chief Justice Roberts on his assessment of the impact of budget cuts on the judiciary, and once again … Continued
Topic: Conflict of interest; lawyer and judge with employee in common
Topic: Conflict of interest arising from lawyer’s nonlegal employment by a law client.
Topic: Permissible business structures and fee arrangements for a lawyer to work with a business person who seeks to establish a “Disability Office” to help persons with government benefit matters, most of which do not require representation by legal counsel.
Topic: Misrepresentations as to purchase price in residential real estate contracts; disclosure of “gross-ups”
Topic: Representation of Conflicting Interests.
Topic: Lawyer’s disclosure of confidential information for personal advantage
Topic: Whether it is a conflict of interest for a lawyer who represents a mentally incapacitated client in a Medicaid benefits proceeding to also represent the client’s sister in seeking to petition for a guardianship for the client where the incapacitated client’s stated wishes as to living arrangements are contrary to the sister’s position.
Topic: Insurance company review of staff counsel’s files.
Topic: Lawyer Advertising; Solicitation