NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #196 – 09/30/1971 (30-71) advertisements, newspapers and news media, self-laudation Topic:  Newspaper Publicity Digest: Newspaper “releases” of attorney attending professional meeting improper Code:  EC 2-2; DR 2-101 (A) QUESTION May a lawyer attending a seminar, symposia convention, or other professional meeting release or cooperate in … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #194 – 09/30/1971 (27-71) advertisements Topic: Law List Digest: Attorney may permit his name to appear on law list certified by the American Bar Association Code: EC 2-7; DR2-102 (A)(6); DR2-l03 (D); DR2-103 E) QUESTION Where a motor club prepares and distributes to its members … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #195 – 09/30/1971 (28-71) advertisements, employment, holding out, legal advice, mailing, solicitation, specialization Topic: Advertising; Solicitation; Circularizing the Profession To Secure Divorce Matters Digest: An attorney may not circularize the profession advising attorneys of easy divorce laws and soliciting divorce matters from them Code:  DR … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #193 – 09/30/1971 (26-71) Overruled (in part) by 399 legal fees, interest Topic: Interest Charges on Unpaid Legal Fees Digest: Improper for an attorney to charge interest or service fee on delinquent accounts Code: EC 2-17; 2-19: 2-23 QUESTION May an attorney charge a service … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #198 – 09/30/1971 (32-71) fee schedule, minimum fee Topic: Minimum Fees Digest: Minimum fee schedule is only a guide Code: DR 2-106(B); EC 2-18 QUESTION Is the attorney for a bank bound to follow the minimum fee schedule in determining his fees for services performed … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #192 – 07/01/1971 (21-71) advertisements Topic: Solicitation and advertising; Telephone Directory Listings Digest: Dignified and accurate listing conforming with DR 2101(A)(5) proper in privately published community telephone directories Code: EC 2-9; 2-10, DR2-101 (A)(5) QUESTON May a lawyer list his name, address and telephone number … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #191 – 05/27/1971 (10-71) adverse interests, children, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, employment, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest, Multiple Representation Digest: Representation of driver and his passenger (father and adult daughter) in an action against third party permissible if proper consent and waiver is … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION advertisements, legal writing, newspapers and news media, publication, self-laudation Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #190 – 05/27/1971 (20-71) Topic:  Advertising Digest: Guidelines for information to be included in advertisements in connection with lawyer authored books. Code:  DR 2-101 (B)(5) QUESTION The New York Bar Journal has asked the Committee to … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #189 – 05/27/1971 (16-71) Topic:  Attorney as Member of First Aid Squad Digest: Attorney may represent party to accident which he serves as member of first aid squad if he acts with propriety Code:  Canon 9 QUESTION An attorney has been asked to join a … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #188 – 04/28/1971 (14-71) appearance, employment, solicitation Topic: Solicitation of Clients Digest: Calling attention of clients to the passage of time since execution of Wills and possible need of redraft is not improper Code: DR 2-104 (A) (1), EC 2-1; 2-3; 2-4 QUESTION May an … Continued