NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #182 – 03/23/1971 (12-71) lawyer referral serice, recommendation for employment Topic: Lawyer referral plan for narcotic cases Digest: Lawyer may properly participate in referral panel for narcotic cases provided plan is approved by appropriate bar association Code: EC 2-15; DR 2-103(C); 2-103(D)(3); 2-105(A)(2) QUESTION A … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #181 – 03/23/1971 (6-71) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, judges Topic: Practice of part time city judge in courts outside the city Digest: Part time judge of city court having limited countywide civil and citywide misdemeanor jurisdiction may not properly practice criminal law in … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #180 – 03/01/1971 (8-71) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest; Former Client Digest: Former partner should not represent adverse interest in matter originating during his partnership Code: Canons 5, 9; DR 5-105; EC 4-6; 5-1, 2; EC 9-1,2 QUESTION May … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #178 – 03/01/1971 (1-71) employment Topic: Withdrawal from Employment Digest: An attorney retiring from the practice of law may not withdraw from a litigation without the client’s consent except with permission of the Court Code: DR 2-110(A), (B) and (C) QUESTION Must an attorney who … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #177 – 03/01/1971 (66-70) disclosure, duty of lawyer, estate, misconduct Topic: Duty of an Attorney to Report Misconduct of Another Attorney to the Proper Authority Digest: An attorney should disclose to the proper authorities information of improprieties concerning another lawyer Code: EC 1-4; DR 1-102(A), … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #176 03/01/1971 (62-70) Topic: Conflicting Interests for School District appearance, confidences, conflict of interests, consent, municipality, part-time public, public Digest: Former attorney for school district may not represent citizens group opposed to policies of newly constituted school board Code: DR 9-101(B); EC 4-5, 9-3 QUESTION A … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #175 – 03/01/1971 (26-70) advertisements, bar, legal fees, holding out, multi-state law firm, name, partnership Topic: Firm Name; Out-of-State Members Digest: Whether the name of out-of-state members may be included in the firm name depends upon the facts of each case Code: DR 2-102(D) EC … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #174 – 12/11/1970 (59-70) Topic: Office Signs Digest: Sign near street in front of building may be improper Code: DR 2-102 (A)(3) QUESTION Where the building in which the lawyer has his office is set back from the street, if a dignified law office sign … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #173 – 12/11/1970 (57-70) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public, public Modified by #587 (1987) Topic: Part-time Public Defender; Private Criminal Practice Digest: A part-time Public Defender may be privately retained to represent an accused who is not indigent and has not requested … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #172 – 11/06/1970 (54-70) intermediary, legal advice, legal services Modified by 416 Topic: Non-profit Association; Group Legal Services Digest: Lawyer may not cooperate with religious association plan to furnish members legal services with respect to matters that are not reasonably related to the members’ relationship … Continued