Month: June 1977

Opinion 471

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #471 – 06/09/1977 (58-77) appearance, conflict of interests, duty of lawyer, fiduciary, mortgage, partnership, real estate Topic: Partnership; conflicting interests; fiduciary obligation; receiver in mortgage foreclosure action Digest: Receiver in mortgage foreclosure action may retain his firm to act as his counsel Code: Canons 1, … Continued

Opinion 470

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #470 – 06/07/1977 (66-77) appearance, city attorney, conflict of interests, part-time public, prosecutors, real estate Topic: Conflict of interests; city attorney; urban renewal agency Digest: Part-time city attorney may not appear before urban renewal agency for purpose of obtaining modification of plan which would enable … Continued

Opinion 469

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #469 – 06/07/1977 (64-77) claims, denial, litigation Topic: Pleadings; general denial Digest: Improper for lawyer to interpose general denial knowing that his client has no valid defense Code: Canons 1 and 7; EC 7-25; DR 2-109(A)(2), 7-102(A)(2) QUESTION May a lawyer interpose a general denial … Continued