Month: January 1977

Opinion 459

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #459 – 01/24/1977 (119-76) advertisements, name, partnership, use of Topic: Professional announcement Digest: Announcement may include reference to resigning partner assuming judicial office Code: DR 2-102(A)(2) and (B) QUESTION May a law firm include in an announcement of its change of name reference to the … Continued

Opinion 458

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #458 – 01/21/1977 (125-76) existing clients, education, legal bulletins, newspapers, solicitation Topic: Newsletter; improper solicitation Digest: Circumstances under which law firm may distribute newsletter bearing its name that has been prepared by others Code: EC 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 9-6; DR 2-101(A) and (B), 2-103, … Continued

Opinion 457

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #457 – 01/20/1977 (87-76) appearance, conflict of interests, estate, part-time public, public, state, tax Topic: Public employee engaged in private practice; conflict of interest. Digest: Rule prohibiting State estate tax attorney from representing private client in State estate tax matters precludes representation of client in … Continued

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #456- 01/05/1977 (112-76) former clients, defamation, grievance, litigation, privilege Topic: Suit against former client; defamation action by lawyer based on complaint filed with grievance committee Digest: Improper to sue former client for defamation where lawyer has reason to believe that defamatory statements would be protected … Continued