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Ethics Opinion 1280: Conflicts of interest, class actions
Opinion 1280 (03/31/2025) Topic: Conflicts of interest, class actions Digest: Under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct a lawyer may in some circumstances proceed pro se while also representing individual co-plaintiffs or co-defendants in the same matter. But whether…
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Ethics Opinion 1279: Prohibited referral fees
Opinion 1279 (02/18/2025) Topic: Prohibited referral fees Digest: A promise by a lawyer to pay a nonlawyer referrer to perform “administrative” work in connection with each matter referred to the lawyer constitutes a thing of “value” as compensation for or…
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Ethics Opinion 1278: Disclosure of prior relationship with witness.
Opinion 1278 (02/05/2025) Topic: Disclosure of prior relationship with witness. Digest: Under Rule 3.8(b), a prosecutor is required to timely disclose her past romantic relationship with a law enforcement officer in any case where the officer is to be a…
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Ethics Opinion 1277: Crowdfunding on behalf of indigent clients
Opinion 1277 (11/26/2024) Topic: Crowdfunding on behalf of indigent clients Digest: A non-profit criminal defense organization may set up and administer GoFundMe pages for the benefit of indigent current clients, provided that the financial assistance is rendered as gifts, not…
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Ethics Opinion 1276: Fake social media accounts offering legal services
Opinion 1276 (10/23/2024) Topic: Fake social media accounts offering legal services Digest: A lawyer who knows that an unknown or unidentified person is creating fake social media accounts in order to scam the public has no duty under the Rules…
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Ethics Opinion 1275: Disciplinary Authority and Choice of Law; Immigration Practice
Opinion 1275 (10/23/2024) Topic: Disciplinary Authority and Choice of Law; Immigration Practice Digest: A lawyer admitted to practice in New York who principally practices before federal immigration courts in another state must comply with any reporting obligations in that state’s…
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Ethics Opinion 1274: Conflicts of Interest, Former Clients, Government Lawyers
Opinion 1274 (09/12/2024) Topic: Conflicts of interest, former clients, government lawyers Digest: A lawyer employed in the counsel’s office of a state agency would not have a conflict in representing the agency in an enforcement action against a client the…
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Ethics Opinion 1273: Referral of real estate matters to lawyer from real estate broker who is also employed by lawyer as an associate
Opinion 1273 (08/28/2024) Topic: Referral of real estate matters to lawyer from real estate broker who is also employed by lawyer as an associate Digest: A lawyer may accept real estate clients referred by an associate in the lawyer’s firm…
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Ethics Opinion 1272: Conflict of Interest when part-time Department of Social Services Attorney represents clients adverse to Department of Social Services
Opinion 1272 (08/27/2024) Topic: Conflict of Interest when part-time Department of Social Services Attorney represents clients adverse to Department of Social Services Digest: Regardless of the scope of a part-time attorney’s work for a county Department of Social Services (“DSS”),…
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Ethics Opinion 1271: Sharing of Legal Fees with Non-Lawyer; Impermissible Referral Fees; Non-Refundable Retainer
Opinion 1271 (08/20/2024) Topic: Sharing of Legal Fees with Non-Lawyer; Impermissible Referral Fees; Non- Refundable Retainer Digest: A lawyer violates Rule 5.4(a), which prohibits a lawyer from sharing legal fees with a non-lawyer, if she pays a percentage of…
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