NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #40 – 12/22/1966 (20-66) appearance, conflict of interests, client consent, criminal practice, employee, municipality, part-time public official, prosecutors, public Topic: Conflict of Interest, Partner of Part-Time Dist. Atty. Digest: Partner of part-time Asst. Dist. Attorney may not appear in defense of clients in traffic or … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #39 – 12/20/1966 (17-66) appearance, conflict of interests, judges Topic: Conflict of Interest, Practice of Law by Part-Time Judge Digest: Part-time judge should not be employed in any matter which might be brought before court of which he is a member Canon: Judicial Canon 31 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #38 – 12/06/1966 (6-66) conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, multiple representation, real estate, representation, title adverse interests, conflict of interests, client consent, real estate, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest, Representation of Adverse Parties Digest: Lawyer may not represent both buyer and seller of … Continued
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