Month: February 1968

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 71

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #71 – 02/28/1968 (30-67) advertisements, advice, education, employment, indigents, legal services, litigation, recommendation for employment, solicitation Topic: Advertising and Solicitation; Legal Aid Societies Digest: Legal Aid Society circulars should inform indigents of their rights and available facilities rather than solicit clients or stir up litigation … Continued

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 70

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #70 – 02/02/1968 (35-67) advertisements, name, partnership Topic: Firm Name, Retired Partner Digest: Local custom dictates use of retiring partner’s name Canon: Former Canon 33 QUESTION Question has been raised as to whether partner A who purchased the entire interest of retiring partner B in … Continued

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 69

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #69 – 02/02/1968 (28-67) confidences, consent, disclosure, indigents, legal services, secrets Topic: Confidences of Client; Legal Services for the Indigent Digest: Lawyer may disclose certain information of client’s case to proper authority where lawyer has fully advised client of, and endeavors to protect him from … Continued