Month: March 1970

Ethics Opinion 130

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #130 – 03/19/1970 (9-70) Topic: Part-time District Attorney Conflict of Interest appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official or employee, prosecutors, public Digest: Not proper for a part-time district attorney to represent a person certified as an addict under the Mental Hygiene Law … Continued

Ethics Opinion 129

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #129 – 03/19/1970 (7-70) restrictive covenant Topic: Restrictive Covenant Partnership Agreement Digest: Partnership agreement may not restrict a lawyer after leaving partnership from accepting partnership clients except on retirement Code: EC 2-26; 2-31, DR 2-108 (A) QUESTION May a partnership agreement restrict a lawyer after … Continued

Ethics Opinion 128

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #128 – 03/19/1970 (6-70) accounting, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, lawyer-accountant relationship, solicitation Modified by 206 Overruled (in part) by 494 Topic: Dual Practice: Accountant­Lawyer Digest: Improper for a lawyer to indicate practice of both law and accounting in one office Code: DR … Continued

Ethics Opinion 127

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #127 – 03/19/1970 (4-70) advertisements, bar, holding out, multi-state law firm Topic: Announcements: Format, Distribution, Multi-state admission Digest: Format and proposed mailing of professional announcement proper Code: Canon 2, DR 2-102 (A)(2),(D), Former Canon 33 QUESTION A law firm inquires as to the propriety of … Continued

Ethics Opinion 126

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #126 – 03/19/1970 (3-70) claims, existing clients, illegal conduct, unlawful or illegal conduct Topic: Usurious documents, preparation of Digest: Improper to prepare documents known to be usurious Canon: DR 7-102 (A) EC 7-4, 9-2 QUESTION May an attorney prepare usurious mortgage papers for a client? … Continued

Ethics Opinion 179

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NEW YORK BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #179 – 03/01/1970 (7-71) delegation Topic: Delegation of Professional Functions Digest: Professional functions cannot be delegated to a client Code: EC 3-6 QUESTION May a lawyer permit a client to use the lawyer’s letterhead and affix the lawyer’s name in sending out a standard series of … Continued