NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #216 – 12/20/1971 (50-71) advertisements, existing clients, legal profession Topic: Newspaper Advertisements Seeking Funds for Clients Digest: An attorney may not advertise his name for money to be invested by clients Code: DR 2-101(B); Canon 1, 9 QUESTION May an attorney place an advertisement in … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #223 – 12/20/1971 (55-71)Topic: Division of Legal FeesDigest: New York lawyer may divide partnership income as agreed with partner admitted in a different jurisdictionCode: DR 2-102 (D); EC 2-22QUESTIONMay a New York lawyer divide partnership income by agreement with his partner admitted in a different … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #222 – 12/20/1971 (54-71) advertisements, indigents, newspapers and news media, publicity, self-laudation, solicitation Topic: Advertising; Solicitation Digest: Activities on behalf of indigents, Exception to general rule on newspaper stories Code: DR 2-101(A) and (B); EC 2-25 QUESTION Is it proper for an attorney to describe … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics committee Opinions Opinion #215 – 11/22/1971 (49-71) advertisements, employment, holding out, labor, mailing, solicitation, specialization Topic: Attorney circularizing other attorneys Digest: Within proper limits an attorney may send a dignified letter to other attorneys stating that he specializes in a particular branch of law and is available to … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #214 – 11/22/1971 (47-71) appearance, conflict of interests, employee, judges, part-time public official or employee, prosecutors, public, town Topic: Conflict of Interest, Town Justice and Assistant District Attorney Office Associates Digest: An attorney may not act as town justice in a town within the county … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #213 – 11/22/1971 (46-71) advertisements, employment, name, solicitation Topic: Solicitation Digest: A lawyer may permit the use of his name in a businessmen’s brochure but not the fact that he is an attorney Code: DR 2-101(B) QUESTION May a lawyer member of a businessmen’s association … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #212 – 11/22/1971 (44-71) employment, legal fees, matrimonial matters, superseding lawyer Topic: Withdrawal from employment for non-payment of fee Digest: Failure to pay fee does not warrant lawyer’s refusal to file final decree where court has not granted permission to withdraw Code: DR 2-110(A)(2),( 3); … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #211 – 11/22/1971 (43-71) advertisements, judges, mailing, name, political activity Overruled (in part) by 540 Topic: Advertising Bar Association Pamphlets Digest: Pamphlets on legal topics may not be used for personal gain Code: Canon 2, EC 2-2; 2-3; 8-3, DR 2-104 QUESTION May an attorney … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #209 – 11/22/1971 (39-71) appearance, city council member, conflict of interests, legislature, part-time public official or employee Topic: Conflict of Interest Attorney-Legislator Digest: Not proper for attorney who is city councilman to act as attorney for city school district dependent on the city for services … Continued

New York State Bar Association appearance, legal fees, judges, partnership, salary Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #210 – 11/22/1971 (41-71) Topic: Sharing salary by part-time judge. Digest: Town justice may not share his salary with his law partners. Judicial Canons: 4, 13, 31 QUESTION May an attorney who is a partner in a law firm share his … Continued