NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #26 – 02/09/1966 (17-65) adverse interests, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, legal fees, partnership, real estate, solicitation Topic: Dual Practice, Business Feeder for Law Practice Overruled (in part) by 493 Digest: Improper for lawyer to use his name in real estate business and … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #25 – 02/09/1966 (15-65) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, representation, secrets Topic: Compromise of Prior Client’s Confidences Digest: Improper for lawyer to undertake suit against former client where client’s secrets or confidences might be divulged Canon: Former Canon 6 QUESTION An attorney who represented … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #24 – 02/09/1966 (13-65) advertisements, holding out, patent practice, specialization, trademark practice Topic: Patent Specialization, Title in Signature Digest: No impropriety in corporate patent attorney indicating his speciality as a title after his signature Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION The Associate Director of the Patent … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #23 – 02/09/1966 (11-65) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public, prosecutors, public, representation, town/village Topic: Conflict of Interest.  Part-Time Public Employee Digest: Improper for same individual to serve as both Village Attorney and Public Defender Canon: None QUESTION Is it possible … Continued