NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #235 – 03/17/1972 (7-72) advertisements, directories, holding out, name, partnership, part-time public official, specialization, use of Topic: Advertising, Directory of Lay Organization Digest: Estate planning council’s directory should not identify lawyer members by profession Code: DR 2-101(B); 2-102(A)(6); 2-103; 2-105(A), EC 2-9 QUESTION May a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #234 – 03/17/1972 (3-72) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public, prosecutors, town/village Modified by 544 Topic: Conflict of Interest, Appearance of Impropriety Digest: Part-time town attorney may practice criminal law privately if he or his assistants exercise no criminal responsibilities Code: EC 9-2; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #241 – 03/17/1972 (21-72) Topic: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Political Activity Digest: Assistant prosecuting attorney may not be a member of a county or town committee of a political party Code: Canon 9; EC 7-13; 8-8; 9-6 QUESTION May an assistant district attorney or an assistant … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #240 – 03/11/1972 (19-72) estate, fiduciary, judges, trustee Topic: Judiciary serving as Executor or Trustee Digest: A judge may accept executorships and trusteeships which do not conflict with the performance of his judicial duties Judicial Canon: 27 QUESTION May a member of the judiciary accept … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #233 – 02/25/1972 (6-72) name, partnership, prosecutors, public, use of Topic: Partnership Name Digest: Improper to use in firm name the name of a former partner who has become a full time district attorney Code: DR 2-102 (B); EC 2-11; EC 2-12 QUESTION May the … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #232 – 02/25/1972 (5-72) appearance, conflict of interests, judges, part-time public, public, town Topic: Town Justice Partnership with Assistant Public Defender, Conflicts Digest: The limitations upon the practice of a Town Justice prevent his partner from being Assistant Public Defender Code: EC 9-2; 9-6; Canons … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #231 – 02/25/1972 (2-72) appearance, conflict of interests, partnership Topic: Partnership in two law firms Digest: A lawyer may be a member of two law firms Code: DR 5-105 (D); Canon 9 QUESTION May a lawyer be a member of two different law partnerships? OPINION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #228 – 2/25/72 (11-72) conflict of interests, duty of lawyer, judges, town Modifies 57, Modifies 150, Modified by 520 Topic: Private practice of criminal law by part-time judge Digest: Part-time judge with criminal jurisdiction cannot represent clients in criminal matters in his private practice Code: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #230 – 02/25/1972 (64-70) business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, partnership, patent practice, solicitation Topic: Partnership between attorney and patent agent Digest: Improper for attorney and patent agent to form partnership when partnership solicits business and refers work to the attorney’s law firm Code: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #229 – 02/25/1972 (8-72) communication, litigation, newspapers and news media, prosecutors, public Topic: Comment to News Media on Pending Criminal Litigation Digest: A lawyer should limit his comments concerning pending criminal litigation to the public record Code: Canon 7; DR 7-107 QUESTION May a lawyer … Continued