NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #338 – 04/25/1974 (14-74) advice by lawyer, employment, legal fees, legal advice, solicitation Topic: Solicitation; referral fee from another lawyer Digest: With narrow exceptions, lawyer may not accept employment resulting from his giving unsolicited advice to a layman nor may a lawyer accept referral fee … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #337 – 04/25/1974 (13-74) appearance of impropriety, conflict of interets, judges, political activity, quasi-judicial Topic: Quasi-Judicial Officer, Limitation on Political Activities Digest: Requirement that a quasijudicial officer in an administrative agency may not continue in office while a candidate for elective office is not satisfied … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION appearance of impropriety, criminal practice, opposed by defense attorney, prosecutors, spouse-lawyer Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #336 – 04/25/1974 (12-74) Topic: Conflict of interest Digest: A law firm whose practice includes representing defendants in criminal actions may continue such practice despite the fact that a relative of a member of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION advertisements, education, lawyers association, newspapers and news media, no-fault law Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #335 – 04/25/1974 (7-74) Topic: Press releaseDigest: County bar association may inform the public about legal aspects of no-fault insurance Code: EC 2-1, 2-2 QUESTIONMay a county bar association issue a press release designed to … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION acceptance of, employment, legal fees, name, non-lawyer, partnership, representation, suspended attorney, use of Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #334 – 04/25/1974 (20-74) Topic: Suspension from Practice: Effect on Partnership Digest: Partnership may not continue use of partner’s name or share income earned during period of his suspension. Partnership may continue … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #333 – 03/21/1974 (9-74) adverse interetss, conflict of interests, dual representation, employee, partnership, part-time public official or employee, real estate, representation, town/village Topic: Conflict of interest Digest: Not improper for associate of special town attorney to represent owners in condemnation proceedings by condemnors other than … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #332 – 03/21/1974 (5-74) client’s secrets, communications, confidences, disclosure, legal profession, opposing party Topic: Lawyer’s statement respecting open court stipulation; confidences and secrets of client Digest: Since open court stipulation is not a confidence or secret, lawyer may properly provide opposing party with statement as to … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #331 – 03/21/1974 (4-74) advertisements, holding out, labor, specialization Topic: Announcement; Limitation of Practice Digest: Announcement of availability in practice of labor law representing management permissible upon certain conditions Code: DR 2-105(A)(3) QUESTION May a lawyer send an announcement to other lawyers only reciting the … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #330 – 03/21/1974 (1-74) adoptions, confidences, client consent, deceased client, disclosure, secrets Topic: Confidences and secrets of deceased client Digest: Circumstances under which disclosure to adopted child of name of natural parents after death of adoptive parents would be improper Code: EC 4-1, 4-6; DR … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #329 – 03/18/1974 (55-73) adverse interests, appearance, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, disclosure, employment, litigation, matrimonial matters, representing Topic: Conflict of interest Digest: Lawyer may not represent a client in a matrimonial action against an existing client in unrelated matter even with the consent … Continued