NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #301 – 09/12/1973 (28-73) advertisements, judges, judicial campaigns, newspapers, part-time public, political activity, prosecutors Topic: Judicial candidates; Use of official title in campaign advertisements Digest: Assistant District Attorney campaigning for judge may use official title in newspaper, billboards and signs Code: EC 7-13; Code of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #300 – 08/17/1973 (26-73) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official, public Topic: Draft board member; Conflicts Digest: Improper for lawyer member of draft board to defend client charged with Selective Service Act violation Code: Canon 9; EC 8-8, 9-1, 9-2 QUESTION May … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #294 – 06/28/1973 (11-73) advertisements, duty of lawyer, law office Topic: Mobile Law Office Digest: Use of mobile law office is proper where there is dignified procedure and careful adherence to ethical considerations Code: Canon 2; DR 2-102 QUESTION May a lawyer outfit a bus … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION award, law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #296 – 06/25/1973 (22-73) Topic: Award to law firm by charitable organization for “humanitarian efforts”Digest: Individual members of firm, but not law firm itself, may receive award for “humanitarian efforts”, if non-lawyer connected Code: EC 2-9, DR 2-101QUESTIONMay a law firm accept … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #299 – 06/25/1973 (25-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Lay assistant, credit for work performed Digest: Proper for attorney to give credit to lay assistant for work performed on brief Code: EC 3-6 QUESTION Where an expert law student, law clerk or other lay … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #298 – 06/25/1973 (24-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Press Conference; Trial Publicity Digest: Prosecuting attorney is limited in statements made to press.Code: EC 7-13; DR 7-107 QUESTION May a prosecuting attorney call a press conference to announce the filing of indictments by a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #297 – 06/25/1973 (23-73) advertisements, appearance, employment, insurance, labor, lawyer referral service, legal services, workers compensation Modified by 416 Topic: Legal referral plan sponsored by union Digest: A lawyer may participate in a union legal service program under which a union may recommend to its … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #295- 05/23/1973 (15-73) existing clients, disclosure, duty of lawyer, canon ethics, liability, misconduct, negligence of lawyer, professional, settlement agreements, statue of limitations Topic: Professional liability insurance; duty of lawyer to client; lawyer’s settlement of claim which former client has against him Digest: Lawyer who settles … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #293 – 05/23/1973 (21-73) claims, collection, communication, duty of lawyer, false impression, litigation, threat Topic: Claim letters: threatening suit Digest: Improper for lawyer to threaten suit if client’s claim not paid where lawyer knows that suit will not be instituted Code: DR 1-102(A)(4); 7-102(A)(5) EC … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #292 – 04/27/1973 (13-73) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, part-time public, public, representation, town/village, zoning board Clarified by 484 Topic: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals; Conflicts Digest: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals should not represent private client in zone change … Continued