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Ethics Opinion 1301: Virtual law office; advertising a VLO as the lawyer’s office address
Topic: Virtual law office; advertising a VLO as the lawyer’s office address Digest: A New York lawyer’s website, advertisements, letterhead, and business cards may designate and hold out a virtual law office (“VLO”) as the lawyer’s physical office address,…
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Ethics Opinion 1300: Imputation of Conflicts When the Relative of an Attorney in a Public Defender Office Is a Government Official
Opinion 1300 (08/31/2026) Topic: Imputation of conflicts when the relative of an attorney in a public defender office is a government official Digest: If a public defender office is a government office (as opposed to a non-government public defender office),…
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Ethics Opinion 1299: Reasonableness of a Fee for Time Spent Explaining Lawyer’s Invoices
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1299 (08/31/2026) Topic: Description of foreign lawyer who has passed bar examination but is not admitted Digest: If a lawyer’s bill is sufficiently detailed, a lawyer may charge the client for time spent explaining the…
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Ethics Opinion 1298: Description of Foreign Lawyer Who Has Passed the Bar Examination but Is Not Admitted
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1298 (08/11/2026) Topic: Description of foreign lawyer who has passed bar examination but is not admitted Digest: A candidate for admission to the New York State Bar who has passed the UBE, MPRE and NYLE…
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Ethics Opinion 1297: Advising Private Client Regarding Deceptive Conduct While Investigating Alleged Fraud Involving Federal Government Funds in Violation of False Claims Act
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1297 (07/22/2026) Topic: Advising private client regarding deceptive conduct while investigating alleged fraud involving federal government funds in violation of False Claims Act Digest: Currently, no authority under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct…
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Ethics Opinion 1296: Representing an Alleged Incapacitated Person in Article 81 Proceedings
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1296 (07/08/2026) Topic: Representing an Alleged Incapacitated Person in Article 81 proceedings Digest: In a proceeding under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, an attorney for an alleged incapacitated client may not advocate for…
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Ethics Opinion 1295: Conflicts of interest; advertising; trust account; opening a solo law practice
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1295 (03/12/2026) Topic: Conflicts of interest; advertising; trust account; opening a solo law practice Digest: A lawyer not admitted in New York but admitted in New Jersey and the District of Columbia who intends to…
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Ethics Opinion 1294: Solicitation; Advertisement; Lead Generators
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1294 (03/11/2026) Topic: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney Digest: Where an on-line platform collects information from users about workplace experiences and the platform then shares that information in anonymized form with employment lawyers, who…
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Ethics Opinion 1293: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney
Opinion 1293 (02/13/2026) Topic: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney Digest: A per diem lawyer may not represent a client against a former client in a substantially related matter, or against a current client in any matter, absent the person’s…
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Ethics Opinion 1292: Payment of legal fees by service provider identified to client by lawyer
Opinion 1292 (02/12/2026) Topic: Payment of legal fees by service provider identified to client by lawyer Digest: A lawyer who handles matters for individuals with disabilities under federal or state law may enter into agreements with providers of compensatory services…
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