NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #187 – 04/28/1971 (15-71) employment, legal fees Topic: Withdrawal from Employment Digest: Mere nonpayment of additional retainer does not justify withdrawal from matter pending before the Court, without the Court’s permission Code: DR 2-110(A)(2) and (C)(1) (f) EC 2-32 QUESTION Is it proper for a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #186 – 04/28/1971 (2-71) appearance, contributions by, judges, judicial campaigns Topic: Judicial Candidates Campaign Expenses Digest: Not improper to make reasonable contribution to judicial candidate’s campaign committee Code: EC 9-6, DR 9-101 (C), Canons of Jud. Ethics 30, 32 QUESTION May a lawyer make a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics committee Opinions Opinion #184 – 04/21/1971 (11-71) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official, prosecutors, public, town/village Modified by 544 Topic: Conflict of Interest; Appearance of Impropriety; Part-time Village Attorney-Prosecutor Digest: An attorney who is a parttime village attorney and acts as a special prosecutor for … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #183 – 04/13/1971 (9-71) existing clients, confidences, disclosure, duty of lawyer, secrets Topic: Disclosure of Client’s Confidences Digest: When instructed by wife in divorce action not to disclose her whereabouts, her lawyer cannot do so unless required by law or court order Code: DR 7-102, … Continued
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