Author: Alexandre Petraglia

10 Tips for Practicing in Dispute Resolution

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In February 2022, the Real Property Law Section participated in a law student roundtable discussion that provided current law students with a better understanding on the experiences, rewards, and challenges practicing attorneys have faced in real property law while offering insight on the various career opportunities available.

Ethics Opinion 1243

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Topic: Public Defender; Part-Time Judge; Conflict of Interest Digest: A part-time assistant public defender whose law partner is a part-time town court judge is precluded from representing clients of the public defender’s office in the town court where the part-time judge serves because such representation would appear to violate Judiciary Law § 471 and the … Continued

10 Tips for Practicing in Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law

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In February 2022, the Real Property Law Section participated in a law student roundtable discussion that provided current law students with a better understanding on the experiences, rewards, and challenges practicing attorneys have faced in real property law while offering insight on the various career opportunities available.

Ethics Opinion 1242

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Topic: Conflicts; Town Attorney Digest: A town attorney is prohibited from representing a private client before boards of a neighboring town with respect to zoning and land use matters if the town attorney has conflicting personal interests, unless the conflict is consentable and the town attorney obtains informed consent from both the town board that … Continued