Month: February 1977

Opinion 460

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #460 – 02/28/1977 (12-77) existing clients, confidences, client consent, files Topic: Preservation of closed files Digest: Circumstances under which lawyers may dispose of closed files Code: EC 1-5, 4-6, 7-1, 7-8, 7-11, 7-12; DR 1-102(5), 4-101 QUESTION Under what circumstances may a lawyer properly dispose … Continued