NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #636 – 12/04/1992 (8-92) Name TOPIC: Wills; preparation of standard form wills and sale to public as practice of law; name of law firm DIGEST: Lawyer’s operation of business selling standard will forms to public is not practice of law unless forms are individualized or … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #635 – 09/23/1992 (9-92) Adverse interests, employment, witnesses Clarifies N.Y. State 531 (1981) Topic: Conflict of interest; adverse interests of lawyer; lawyer as witness; duty to report violation of disciplinary rule Digest: Lawyer may not represent a client believed to have been the victim of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #634 – 08/01/1992 (37-91) Disqualification, government attorney, vicarious disqualification Topic: Disqualification of former government attorney representing other governmental entities; vicarious disqualification Digest: Former government attorney may not in private practice represent another governmental body in matters in which the attorney participated; lawyers in same firm … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #633 – 05/03/1992 (29-91) Fees, non-lawyer, secrets Topic: Unauthorized practice of law; partnership with nonlawyer; is leading statements; division of legal fees; office sharing; disclosure of confidences Digest: Law firm may not enter into arrangement with staff leasing company to provide debt consolidation services to … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #632 – 03/23/1992 (18-91) Disqualification, judges, town Modifies N.Y. State 252 (1972)Topic: Disqualification of part-time judge and the judge’s partners and associates Digest: Part-time judges are prohibited from appearing before zoning board of appeals and planning board of the same municipality; disqualification of partners and … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #631 – 03/23/1992 Topic: Conflict of Interest: Agent for title insurer as attorney for County Resource Recovery Agency; multiple representation Digest: Proper for lawyer serving as agent of a title insurance company to represent a County Resource Recovery Agency and offer title insurance for a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #630 – 03/23/1992 (8-91) Part-time public official or employee, public Topic: Conflict of Interest; representation of private clients before town planning board or zoning board of appeals by special counsel to town Digest: Absent differing interests, not improper for special counsel to town to represent … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #629 – 03/23/1992 (20-91) Public Modifies: NY State 40 (1966), 110 (1969), 111 (1969), 143 (1970), 149 (1970), 176 (1971), 218 (1971), 247 (1972), 257 (1972), 322 (1973), 323 (1974), 364 (1974), 392 (1975), 413 (1975), 450 (1976), 482 (1978), 578 (1986), 580 (1987), 588 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #626 – 03/19/1992 (13-91) Real estate Topic: Real estate attorney; multiple representation; amount of fee Digest: Lawyer representing lender in transaction where fee is paid by borrower must disclose to borrower that lawyer also will receive compensation from title insurer for representing itsinterests at closing; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #628 – 03/19/1992 (9-91) Conflict of interest, former client conflict, former client conflict Topic: Conflict of Interest-Former Client Conflicts Digest: A lawyer may represent a plaintiff in a civil action against a former client unless (1) confidences or secrets were imparted during the prior representation … Continued