NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #118 10/30/1969 (15-69)Topic: Practicing in partner’s courtDigest: Village police judge sitting in judgement on criminal matters where partner is assistant District AttorneyCanons: Judicial Canons 4, 5, 13, 26 and 33QUESTIONA and B are partners in a law firm. A is the Village Judge. His partner … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #117 – 10/30/1969 (11-69) bank, credit card, legal fees, intermediary Topic: Professional fees paid through intermediary; use of bank credit card plan Digest: Improper for lawyer to use bank charge plan subscribed to by both attorney and client for payment of professional fees Canon: Former Canon … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #116 – 10/06/1969 (16-69) existing clients, funds of client Topic: Investment Services; Compensation Digest: Management of investment account for client proper Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION May a lawyer properly agree, at the request of a client to manage an investment account for his client, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #115 – 09/18/1969 (23-69) existing clients, duty of lawyer, employment Topic: Disregard of client’s instruction Digest: Improper for attorney, contrary to client’s request after court hearing, to obtain and file divorce decree in favor of client Canons: Former Canon 6, 15, 24, 44 QUESTION In … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #114 – 09/18/1969 (22-69) business interests, conflict of interests, corporation, dual practice, real estate, solicitation Overruled (in part) by 493 Topic: Indirect advertising Digest: Attorney wishes to conduct real estate and interior decorating business from same office where he practices law Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #113 – 09/18/1969 (20-69) existing clients, communication, false impression, litigation, threat Topic: Attorney’s mailing of a proposed summons to proposed defendant in subrogation tort cases; attached notice requests forwarding to defendant’s insurance company Digest: Improper for attorney to purposefully mail document which can create the … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #112 – 09/18/1969 (13-69) adverse interests, children, existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, employment, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Representation of injured child in action against insured parents Canons: Canon 6 QUESTION A recent opinion of the New York Court of Appeals … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #111 – 08/04/1969 (9-69) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, municipality, part-time public official or employee, public, real estate, representation, title Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Improper for lawyer to represent governmental urban renewal agency in title examination and related matters … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #108 – 06/10/1969 (12-69) Topic: Participation in foreign litigation without admission to foreign bar. Digest: The drafting and filing of an answer by a New York attorney in an uncontested Florida divorce action without admission to the Florida bar advice, foreign, multi-state law firm QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #107 – 06/10/1969 (9-69) Modified by #107 (a)Topic: Commissions and Rebates existing clients, client consent, disclosure, non-legal fees, funds of client, rebate, title Digest: Proper for a lawyer to accept referral fee from investment agent for placing certificates of deposit in financial institutions with funds … Continued