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
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #66 – 01/08/1968 (23-67) education, intermediary, legal advice, publication Topic: Writing for Lay Publication Digest: Lawyer may author articles of general legal information so long as he does not answer specific questions and does not appear to solicit Canon: Former Canons 27, 35, 40 QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #65 – 10/16/1967 (27-67) Topic: Conflict of Interest, Partners of Judge appearance, conflict of interests, judges, partnership, town Digest: Partners of acting village police court Judge may not appear before regular judge of the court Canon: Judicial Canon 31 QUESTION A, B & C comprise … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #64 – 10/16/1967 (26-67) appearance, conflict of interests, endorsement of political candidates by, judges, political activity Topic: Political Activities, Part-Time Judge Digest: Improper for part-time judge to hold office in political Club even though judge’s duties are limited and part-time Canon: Judicial Canons 28, 30 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #63 – 10/16/1967 (24-67) advertisements, existing clients, education, legal bulletins, newspapers and news media Topic: Mailing Legal Bulletins to Clients Digest: Lawyer may send form letter to foreign corporation retainer clients describing changes in U.S. and local laws Canon: None QUESTION A member of the … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #62 – 10/16/1967 (17-67) advertisements, holding out, lawyers association, specialization Topic: Advertising, Lawyers’ Directory Digest: Lawyer member may not list specialties in a lawyer association membership directory Canon: Former Canon 27, 43, 46 QUESTION An association of lawyers of Italian descent in a particular locality … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #61 – 05/23/1967 (15-67) Topic: Solicitation of Employment Digest: Lawyer may solicit employment as house counsel or as employee but not where relationship is to be attorney-client, unless personal relations warrant Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION An attorney knows that an unincorporated association is seeking … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #60 – 05/23/1967 (19-67) adverse interests, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, partnership, solicitation Topic: Business Feeder for Law Practice Digest: Lawyer may have independent business but must observe certain ethical restrictions Canon: Former Canon 27, 28 QUESTION Two attorneys propose to enter into … Continued