NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #288 – 04/27/1973 (6-73) advancing funds to clients, champerty, existing clients, costs, doctor, litigation, medical, town/village Topic: Champerty, Assumption of responsibility for medical and litigation expenses Digest: A lawyer may advance or guarantee payment to medical experts for reports and consultations for use in litigation, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #286 – 03/16/1973 (1-73) advertisements, employee, name, partnership, use of Topic: Firm Names Digest: An attorney who employs other attorneys as associates may use firm name “John Smith & Associates” Code: EC 2-10, 2-11, 2-13; DR 2-102 (A) (4), 2-102 (B) QUESTION May an attorney … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #285 – 02/23/1973 (8-73) advertisements, education, solicitation Topic: Community Service Club Membership Workshop Digest: Participation in community service club membership workshop is not improper Code: DR 2-101(B) EC 2-1 QUESTION May an attorney member of a civic service club open his office to other members … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #284 – 02/23/1973 (4-73) advertisements, judges, of counsel, public, retirement Topic: Professional Announcement; Letterhead Digest: use of abbreviation “Hon.” before name of retired Judge may be proper on an announcement card sent only to members of the profession, but is improper on a firm’s letterhead … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #283 – 02/23/1973 (63-72) advertisements, education, holding out, legal, name, newspaper, self-laudation Topic: Lawyer participation in legal seminars and educational programs; promotion and advertising for such programs Digest: Lawyer may participate in appropriate legal seminar and educational programs, subject to specified guidelines; promotion and advertising … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #282 – 01/25/1973 (3-73) employee, legal fees, retirement Topic: Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan; Inclusion of Non-Lawyer Employees Digest: If not prohibited by statute, not improper to include non-lawyer employees in law firm’s profit-sharing retirement plan Code: DR 3-102(A); EC 3-8 QUESTION May a lawyer or law … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #281- 01/25/1973 (2-73) deceased attorney, legal fees, partnership, retirement Topic: Payment to Retired Partner or Estate of Deceased Partner Digest: Not improper if not prohibited by statute to pay to retired partner or estate of deceased partner, an amount measured by earnings accrued after retirement … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #280 – 01/25/1973 (69-72) judges, partnership, part-time public official, prosecutors, town, town/village Topic: Town Justice as Partner of Attorney for Town Digest: An attorney may not hold the position of town justice when his partner is charged with responsibility for criminal prosecution in behalf of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #279 – 01/25/1973 (67-72) advertisements, deceased attorney, name, partnership, use of Topic: Firm Name; Letterhead; Deceased Partners Digest: Proper to continue names of deceased partners in firm name and to list on letterhead of bona fide successor firm Code: DR 2-102(A)(4); 2-102(B) EC 2-11; Former … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #278 – 01/25/1973 (59-72) Topic: Part-time County Attorney; Conflicts Digest: Circumstances under which partners and associates of part-time county attorney may represent private clients in Family Court Code: EC 5-15; DR 5-105; Canon 9 QUESTION Under what circumstances may a part-time county attorney or his … Continued