NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #75 – 04/03/1968 (1-68) employment, indigents, legal services, recommendation for employment, solicitation Topic: Solicitation Digest: May legal aid societies send letters informing indigent clients that there is pending and eviction proceeding against them Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION The Legal Aid Society of Albany, Inc., … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #74 – 03/28/1968 (32-67) adverse interests, children, clients, confidences, conflict of interests, consent, employment, representation Topic: Conflict of interest Digest: Representation of injured child in action against injured parents, Attorney retained by parents Canon: Former Canon 6 QUESTION While husband and wife were riding with … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #73 – 03/01/1968 (36-67) advertisements Topic: Conflict of interests, disclosure Digest: Attorney Employed by carrier has superior duty to assured, his client Canon: Former Canons 6, 15 QUESTION A lawyer has been retained by an insurance company to defend its insured under the terms of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #72 – 03/01/1968 (33-67) advertisements Topic: Advertising, Directories Digest: Distinctive listing in telephone directories improper Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION In listing an attorney in a telephone or other directory, may the listing be distinctive by the use of bold face type? OPINION When a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #37(a) – 03/01/1968 (31-67) Modified by #37 advancing funds to clients, champerty, existing clients, costs, doctor, litigation, medical Topic: Champerty, Assumption of Responsibility for Litigation Expenses Digest: Lawyer’s assumption of personal responsibility for client’s expenses for experts in the preparation of litigation is not improper … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #71 – 02/28/1968 (30-67) advertisements, advice, education, employment, indigents, legal services, litigation, recommendation for employment, solicitation Topic: Advertising and Solicitation; Legal Aid Societies Digest: Legal Aid Society circulars should inform indigents of their rights and available facilities rather than solicit clients or stir up litigation … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #70 – 02/02/1968 (35-67) advertisements, name, partnership Topic: Firm Name, Retired Partner Digest: Local custom dictates use of retiring partner’s name Canon: Former Canon 33 QUESTION Question has been raised as to whether partner A who purchased the entire interest of retiring partner B in … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #69 – 02/02/1968 (28-67) confidences, consent, disclosure, indigents, legal services, secrets Topic: Confidences of Client; Legal Services for the Indigent Digest: Lawyer may disclose certain information of client’s case to proper authority where lawyer has fully advised client of, and endeavors to protect him from … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #68 – 01/08/1968 (11-66) adoptions, adverse interests Topic: Private Placement Adoptions, Conflict of Interest Digest: Lawyer may handle private placement adoptions where law is in apparent conflict. Improper for lawyer to represent both natural and adoptive parents Canon: Former Canon 6 QUESTION The following questions … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #67 – 01/08/1968 (29-67) advertisements, newspapers, publicity Topic: Advertising, Newspaper Publicity Digest: Lawyer may not arrange newspaper publicity for client where lawyer’s name or picture would also appear Canon: Former Canons 20, 27 QUESTION An attorney inquires whether there is any ethical objection to his … Continued