NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #447 – 12/03/1976 (92-76) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official, public, social services Topic: Conflict of interests; County Department of Social Services; representation of private client against county by lawyer retained by one county department Digest: Lawyer retained by County Department of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #446 – 12/03/1976 (88-76) client consent, delegation, employee, workers compensation Topic: Workmen’s Compensation; employment of licensed representative by lawyer Digest: Not improper for lawyer to employ licensed representative to appear before the Workmen’s Compensation Board Code: EC 3-6; DR 3-101 QUESTION May a lawyer employ … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #445 – 11/10/1976 (77-76) law office, name, partnership, use of Topic: Name of law office Digest: A private law office may not use the name “Community Law Office’ Code: EC 2-11 DR 2-102(B) QUESTION May three lawyers open a law office under the name “Community … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #444 – 11/10/1976 (73-76) conflict of interests, part-time public, tax, town/village Topic: Conflict of interest; town attorney’s partner suing town Digest: It is improper for a town attorney to continue to represent the town when his partner brings a personal action against the town Code: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #443 – 09/20/1976 (66-76) children, legal fees Topic: Contingent Fee Digest: Contingent fee for collection of past due alimony and past due child support is not improper, if reasonable Code: EC 2-20, 5-7; DR 2-106 QUESTION May an attorney ethically be retained, on a contingent … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #442 – 08/26/1976 (58-76) advertisements, bankruptcy, education, legal programs Topic: Advertising Digest: Improper for attorneys to operate a school whose purpose is to give laymen an introduction to Bankruptcy Law and instruction on preparing bankruptcy petitions and schedules for themselves Code: EC 2-1, 2-2, 2-4; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #441 – 08/11/1976 (27-76) advertisements, legal fees, partnership Topic: Schedule of fees Digest: Lawyer may give truthful and dignified fee schedule brochure to those visiting his office as clients or prospective clients Code: EC 2-1, 2-17, 2-19; DR 2-101, 2-102, 2-102(A), 2-103, 2-103(A), 2-104 QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #440- 07/23/1976 (54-76) employment, legal fees Topic: Withdrawal from employment Digest: Guidelines governing lawyer’s withdrawal from representation Code: DR 2-110, 7-101(A)(2); EC 2-32, 7-8 QUESTION Is it proper for plaintiff’s lawyer, after the institution of a negligence action, to seek permission from the Court to … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #439 – 07/23/1976 (49-76) advertisements, litigation, newspapers, public, publicity Topic: Advertising; Lawyer-inspired newspaper report concerning case in which he represents a party Digest: A lawyer may assist in the publication of a news story if intended for benefit of his client, Advertisements and news stories … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #438 – 07/19/1976 (47-76) bank, conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, legal fees, mortgage, multiple representation, real estate, representation Topic: Attorneys fees; Dividing fees with non-lawyers; Conflicting interests Digest: Lawyer representing mortgagee may collect legal fees from mortgagor, so long as fees are not … Continued