Author: Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Ethics Opinion 1283: Attorney’s Referrals to Title Abstract Company Owned by Referring Attorney

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Opinion 1283 (08/20/2025) Topic: Attorney’s Referrals to Title Abstract Company Owned by Referring Attorney Digest: An attorney who owns an interest in a title abstract agency that brokers title insurance may not simultaneously (i) represent a client in a real estate transaction and (ii) act as agent for a title insurance underwriter in the same … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1282: Disclosing Confidential Information to Non-Legal Staff

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Opinion 1282 (07/07/2025) Topic: Disclosing Confidential Information to Non-Legal Staff Digest: A New York lawyer working in another state for a non-profit organization that operates both an immigration legal clinic and a shelter for non-citizens may not share information gained during or relating to the legal clinic’s representation with the shelter’s nonlawyer staff unless (1) … Continued