NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #267 -10/20/1972 (51-72) advertisements Topic: Form of Professional Card Digest: Professional card of a lawyer should not be on blue stock with blue lettering and should not include on its face an emblem Code: DR 2-102(A)(1) QUESTION May a professional card of a lawyer be … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #266 – 10/20/1972 (50-72) name, partnership, use of Topic: Firm Name; Retired Partner Digest: Proper for name of retired partner to remain in partnership name Code: EC 2-11; DR 2-102(B) QUESTION May the name of a former partner in a law firm be continued in … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #265 – 10/20/1972 (47-72) advertisements, chamber of commerce, name, use of Disapproves 18 in part Topic: Solicitation and Advertising – Chamber of Commerce Directory Listings Digest: Improper for lawyer member of Chamber of Commerce to permit listing his name in a “Membership Directory and Buyers … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #264 – 10/20/1972 (43-72) appearance, contributions by, part-time public official, political activity, prosecutors Topic: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; Political Activity Digest: Assistant prosecuting attorney may not be member of political club but may contribute money to political party Code: EC 7-13; 8-8; 9-6; Canon 9 QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #256 – 09/29/1972 (56-71) children, conflict of interests, client consent, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest; Dual Representation Digest: An infant may not consent to dual representation where conflict of interest may arise Code: EC 5-15; DR 5-101 (A); DR 5-105 QUESTION May an attorney represent … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #263 – 09/15/1972 (48-72) appearance, conflict of interests, judges Topic: Private practice by Temporary Acting Judge Digest: Temporary Acting Judge with criminal jurisdiction should not engage in private criminal practice Code: Canon 9; EC 9-2; 9-6; Code of Judicial Conduct: Canon 2 QUESTION May a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #262 – 09/15/1972 (45-72) advertisements, directories, foreign, of counsel, partnership Topic: Use of the term “of counsel”; letterhead Digest: The term “of counsel” may only be used on letterhead where there is a continuing relationship Code: DR 2-102(A)(4) QUESTION In what circumstances is it proper … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #261 – 09/15/1972 (44-72) advertisements, employee, law office, letterhead, paralegals Overruled (in part) by 500 Topic: Name of paralegal employee on lawyer’s letterhead Digest: It is improper to list the name of a non-lawyer employee on the lawyer’s letterhead Code: Canon 2, 3; DR 2-102(A) … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #260 – 09/15/1972 (42-72) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, partnership, part-time public, part-time public official, public, representation Modified by 587 (1987) Topic: Public Defender; Private clients: Conflict of Interest; Appearance of Impropriety Digest: Improper for any Deputy Public Defender to represent privately defendant who … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #259 – 09/15/1972 (41-72) conflict of interests, county legislator, legislature, part-time public, representation Topic: Attorney-Legislator; Conflict of Interest Digest: Improper for attorney, who is a county legislator to represent health clinic partially funded by the county Code: EC 8-8; EC 9-6; DR 5-101(A); 5-105(A); 5-105(B) … Continued