NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #37 – 11/30/1966 (8-66) advancing funds to clients, champerty, existing clients, costs, doctor, litigation, medical Modified by #37(a) Topic:  Champerty, Assumption of Responsibility for Litigation Expenses Digest:  Lawyer’s assumption of personal responsibility for client’s medical expenses would be improper Canon:  Former Canons 10, 42 QUESTION … Continued

NEW YORK STAT’E BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #36 – 11/30/1966 (12-66) admiralty, advertisements, holding out, patent practice, specialization, tax, trademark practice Topic: Advertising, Announcement of Tax Specialization Digest: Lawyers may send announcement of tax specialization to other lawyers only Canon: None QUESTION S. is a New York attorney who has become increasingly … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #35 – 11/08/1966 (8-66) advertisements Topic: Use of Name in Testimonial Digest: Not improper for lawyer to permit use of his name in a testimonial which does not disclose that he is a lawyer Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION An attorney suffered a fire loss … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #34 – 11/08/1966 (18-66) advertisements, solicitation Topic: Advertising, Bold Type Print in City Directory Digest: Improper for lawyer to have name in bold type in law lists and directories where it is different from other names in listing Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION The publisher … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #33 – 09/22/1966 (13-66) conflict of interests, criminal practice, duty of lawyer, indigents, part-time public official or employee, public Topic: Conflict of Interest, Public Defender Digest: Proper for Assistant Public Defender to represent defendant with interests which conflict with defendant represented by Public Defender Canon: … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #32 – 07/08/1966 (2-66) estate, legal fees, partnership Topic: Sharing Executor’s Fees with Partner Digest: Partners of law firm may share fees which one partner receives as executor of an estate Canon: Former Canon 34 QUESTION May an attorney-at-law who is a member of a … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #31 – 06/08/1966 (7-66) advertisements, business interests, dual practice, self-laudation Topic: Advertising; Publication of Biographical Data Digest: lmproper for lawyer’s services to be touted by Savings and Loan Assn Canon: Former Canons 27, 29 QUESTION The inquirer, an attorney, states that he is Chairman of … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #30 – 05/20/1966 (4-66) appearance, conflict of interests, judges, political activity Topic: Conflict of Interest;  Political Activity of Judges Digest: Improper for judge not to resign before becoming a candidate for non-judicial office Canon: Judicial Canon 30 QUESTION Should Canon 30 of the Canons of … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #29 – 05/20/1966 (14-65) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, judges, partnership Topic: Impropriety Between Counsel and Bench; Associate of Part-time Judge Digest: Improper for an associate to appear before Justice of the Peace where other Justice of the Peace is partner in the associate’s … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #28 – 03/10/1966 (16-65) children, release Topic: General Release by Minor Defendant Digest: Counsel must determine if it is in best interest of minor defendant to execute a general release to have criminal charges dropped Canon: None QUESTION l. Hay defense counsel, representing a minor … Continued