NYSBA Report Looks at Challenges for Lawyers Who Want To Serve in Public Office
The New York State Bar Association has issued a report entitled “How an Attorney’s Professional Activities Affect Consideration of the Attorney for Judicial and Political Positions: A Framework for Citizens.”[1] The report addresses the possibility and extent to which a…
Attorney Professional Forum: A Judge Wants a Lawyer To Brief Him on a Topic Outside the Courtroom: Is That Ethical?
To the Forum: I am a lawyer at a well-known criminal defense firm. I often write articles in legal journals and am quoted as an expert in criminal law in various notable news publications. Recently, while moderating a CLE program…
New York State Bar Association Warns That AI Must Not Compromise Attorney-Client Privilege
The New York State Bar Association is advising lawyers to ensure that artificial Intelligence does not put attorney-client privilege at risk at a time of increasing security concerns about confidential information being disclosed by the technology. The report from the…
Ethics Opinion 1260: Responsibilities of a lawyer in a non-legal position
Topic: Responsibilities of a lawyer in a non-legal position Digest: A lawyer employed as a lawyer’s assistant to provide both legal services and nonlegal services to the supervising lawyer’s client is subject to the Rules set forth in the New…
