Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Ethics Opinion 1308: Former client conflicts of interest; imputation of conflicts to government agencies; material limitation conflicts of interest.

November 2, 2026

Topic: Former client conflicts of interest; imputation of conflicts to government agencies; material limitation conflicts of interest. Digest: A lawyer employed by a government agency (the “Agency”) that represents individuals in Mental Hygiene Law proceedings is not automatically disqualified from representing an Article 10 respondent merely because the alleged victim of the respondent’s alleged underlying … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1307: Reporting an adverse party’s immigration status

October 25, 2026

By Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Topic: Reporting an adverse party’s immigration status Digest: An attorney may not report an adverse party’s immigration status to ICE solely to obtain an advantage in civil litigation. Where such a report would result in criminal charges, it would violate Rule 3.4(e). Where the report triggers the adverse party’s detention or removal so that … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1306: Unadmitted Law Graduate’s Signature Block and Law Firm Website Listing

October 15, 2026

By Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Topic: Unadmitted Law Graduate’s Signature Block and Law Firm Website Listing Digest: A law firm may list on its website law school graduates who are not yet admitted to practice law and may permit them to sign appropriate correspondence on behalf of the firm, provided the firm clearly and conspicuously discloses that they are not … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1305: Lawyer Acting Solely as Broker in Real Estate Transaction and Holding Funds for Transaction Expenses

October 13, 2026

By Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Topic: Lawyer Acting Solely as Broker in Real Estate Transaction and Holding Funds for Transaction Expenses Digest: A lawyer who receives funds from a client to cover expenses related to a real estate transaction in which the lawyer is not representing the client cannot hold those funds in an attorney trust account but may place … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1294: Solicitation; Advertisement; Lead Generation

March 12, 2026

By Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1294 (03/11/2026) Topic: Solicitation; Advertisement; Lead Generation Digest: Where an on-line platform collects information from users about workplace experiences and the platform then shares that information in anonymized form with employment lawyers, who pay to have the user’s identifying information disclosed if the user consents to such disclosure, the resulting … Continued