New York State Bar Association Conflict of interest, lawyers with multiple firms Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #876 (09/09/2011) Topic: Conflicts of interest when lawyers are associated with two or more firms Digest: Conflicts of interest will be imputed to all lawyers in all firms with which a lawyer is associated as a … Continued
Topic: Non-testifying expert compensation; percentage of recovery
Topic: Part-time prosecutor’s representation of criminal defendants in town courts
Topic: Offering a prize to join attorney’s social networking sites
Topic: Attorney nicknames and translations of foreign names
Topic: Simultaneous representation of lender and seller in residential real estate transaction
Topic: Conflicts of interest with former clients
Topic: Non-exclusive referral agreement between lawyer and nonlawyer debt reduction company; contingent legal fee based on the amount of debt reduction lawyer obtains for clients.
Topic: Permissible law firm names.
Topic: Concurrent representation of corporation and sole shareholder, director and officer.