Month: April 1972

Ethics Opinion 248

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #248 – 04/28/1972 (26-72) appearance, prosecutors, soliciting for Topic: District Attorney – Fund Raising Digest: A District Attorney should not solicit funds for charity Code: EC 7-13; Canon 9; Judicial Canon: 25 QUESTION Is it proper for a district attorney to solicit funds or lend his … Continued

Ethics Opinion 247

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #247 – 04/28/1972 (25-72) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, client consent, insurance, municipal attorney, municipality, public, representation Topic: Conflict of Interests Digest: Improper for an attorney to accept retainer from an insurance carrier to defend a municipality while at the same time he maintains … Continued

Ethics Opinion 246

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #246 – 04/28/1972 (23-72) jurors Topic: Lawyers post verdict communication with jurors Digest: Lawyer may communicate with jurors concerning the verdict and case Code: EC 7-29; DR 7-108(D) QUESTION Following discharge of a jury may a lawyer question a juror concerning the views of the … Continued

Ethics Opinion 245

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #245 – 04/28/1972 (22-72) adverse witnesses, communication, witnesses Topic: Interviewing adverse witness Digest: It is not improper for defense counsel in a criminal case to interview a witness for the prosecution over the objection of the District Attorney Code: EC 6-4; DR 6-101(A); DR 7-102; … Continued

Ethics Opinion 244

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #244 – 04/28/1972 (20-72) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, dual practice, fees, real estate, spouse-lawyer Overruled (in part) by 493 Topic: Dual Practice, Conflict of Interest Digest: Lawyer whose spouse is a real estate broker:    (a) Should not share office with spouse’s firm;    (b) … Continued

Ethics Opinion 243

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #243 – 04/28/1972 (15-72) legal fees, partnership, part-time public official or employee, prosecutors, salary, town/village Topic: Sharing of Salary of Part­time Town Attorney with Partners Digest: It is not improper for a part-time Town Attorney to share his salary with his law partners Code: DR … Continued

Ethics Opinion 242

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #242 – 04/28/1972 (60-71) conflict of interests, corporation, legal services, recommendation for employment, representation Topic: Legal services provided by lawyer employee of corporation to fellow employee Digest: Corporation’s full-time lawyer employee may under specified conditions represent a fellow employee without charge in connection with transaction … Continued