NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #17 – 11/01/1965 (8-65) advertisements, holding out, publication, specialization Topic: Advertising. Publication of Biographical Data Digest: Improper for biographical and specialization data to appear in publication which is not an approved law list Canons: Former Canons 43, 46 QUESTION A lawyer, a member of this … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #16 – 11/01/1965 (5-65) advertisements Topic: Advertising. City Directory Digest: Not improper for lawyer to have name in a simple listing of lawyers’ names, either alphabetically or classified Canon: None QUESTION The publishers of a City Directory are soliciting lawyers for the publication of their … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #15 – 10/25/1965 (6-65) name use of, office sharing, partnership, sharing offices Topic: Appearance of Partnership Digest: Improper for several attorneys who share a suite of offices to use a firm name and hold themselves out to the public as a partnership when they are … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #14 – 09/20/1965 (4-65) confidences, disclosure, duty of lawyer, fraud, secrets, unlawful or illegal Topic: Disclosure of Client’s Confidences Digest: Lawyer should take steps to see that former client does not successfully perpetrate fraudulent claim, and disclosure of that client’s confidences to avoid a crime … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #13 – 08/04/1965 (2-65) advertisements, holding out, patent practice, specialization Topic: Advertising. Announcement of Specialization and Office Change Digest: Lawyer may announce intent to specialize in patent law, and announcement may refer to a particular public office from which lawyer is returning to private practice, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #12- 04/23/1965 (12-64) advertisements, appearance, endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, newspapers, political activity, solicitation Topic: Endorsement of Judicial and Other Candidates Digest: Not improper for lawyers to endorse judicial and other political candidates if endorsement is not a form of indirect advertising Canon: Former Canon … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #11 – 04/23/1965 (11-64) appearance, endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, political actiity, soliciting for Topic: Endorsement of Judicial Candidates Digest: Lawyers may endorse judicial candidates, and such candidates may announce the support of certain attorneys so long as there is no appearance of impropriety Canons: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #10 – 01/29/1965 (1-65) existing clients, matrimonial matters, unlawful or Topic: Encouraging Fraudulent Divorce Digest: Improper for lawyer to arrange foreign state divorce where foreign court is not advised with respect to the client’s actual residence Canon: None QUESTION An opinion is requested as to … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #8 – 01/29/1965 (8-64) bank, conflict of, consent, dual representation, legal fees, mortgage, multiple representation, real estate, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest, Minimum Fee Schedule, Representing Mortgagor and Mortgagee Digest: Under certain circumstances, lawyer may properly charge less than minimum fee and may represent both … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #7 – 01/29/1965 (7-64) advertisements, advice, class action, communication, litigation, newspapers, solicitation Topic: Advertising. Offer of Free Legal Services in Newspaper Digest: Improper for lawyer to publish offer of free legal services for prosecution of a particular suit Canons: Former Canons 27, 28 QUESTION A … Continued