NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION award, law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #296 – 06/25/1973 (22-73) Topic: Award to law firm by charitable organization for “humanitarian efforts”Digest: Individual members of firm, but not law firm itself, may receive award for “humanitarian efforts”, if non-lawyer connected Code: EC 2-9, DR 2-101QUESTIONMay a law firm accept … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #299 – 06/25/1973 (25-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Lay assistant, credit for work performed Digest: Proper for attorney to give credit to lay assistant for work performed on brief Code: EC 3-6 QUESTION Where an expert law student, law clerk or other lay … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #298 – 06/25/1973 (24-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Press Conference; Trial Publicity Digest: Prosecuting attorney is limited in statements made to press.Code: EC 7-13; DR 7-107 QUESTION May a prosecuting attorney call a press conference to announce the filing of indictments by a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #297 – 06/25/1973 (23-73) advertisements, appearance, employment, insurance, labor, lawyer referral service, legal services, workers compensation Modified by 416 Topic: Legal referral plan sponsored by union Digest: A lawyer may participate in a union legal service program under which a union may recommend to its … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #295- 05/23/1973 (15-73) existing clients, disclosure, duty of lawyer, canon ethics, liability, misconduct, negligence of lawyer, professional, settlement agreements, statue of limitations Topic: Professional liability insurance; duty of lawyer to client; lawyer’s settlement of claim which former client has against him Digest: Lawyer who settles … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #293 – 05/23/1973 (21-73) claims, collection, communication, duty of lawyer, false impression, litigation, threat Topic: Claim letters: threatening suit Digest: Improper for lawyer to threaten suit if client’s claim not paid where lawyer knows that suit will not be instituted Code: DR 1-102(A)(4); 7-102(A)(5) EC … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #292 – 04/27/1973 (13-73) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, part-time public, public, representation, town/village, zoning board Clarified by 484 Topic: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals; Conflicts Digest: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals should not represent private client in zone change … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #291 – 04/27/1973 (12-73) appearance, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, legal fees, non-legal fees, real estate, spouse-lawyer Topic: Dual practice; Conflict of interest Digest: Lawyer may not accept legal fee and brokerage commission from same client in connection with same transaction, if he … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #290 – 04/27/1973 (7-73) adverse interests, appearance, existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, criminal practice, duty of lawyer, representation, witnesses Topic: Representation of defendant and witness in criminal proceeding Digest: Lawyer may not represent a defendant and a witness in a criminal proceeding … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #289 – 04/27/1973 (16-73) endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, legal profession, newspapers, political activity, soliciting Modified by #558 Topic: Campaign guidelines for judicial candidates Digest: Judicial candidates must adhere to standards appropriate to judicial office Code of Judicial Conduct: Canon 7(B) QUESTION What general guidelines … Continued