Month: October 1977

Opinion 475

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #475 – 10/14/1977 (76-77) claims, litigation, statue of limitations Topic: Limitations; institution of suit on cause against which period of limitations has run Digest: Lawyer may properly institute suit on cause against which period of limitations has run only where as a matter of law … Continued

Opinion 474

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #474 – 10/04/1977 (82-77) client consent, legal fees Topic: Confession of judgment to secure attorney’s fee Digest: Not per se improper for lawyer to obtain client’s signature on confession of judgment for services previously rendered with understanding it will be filed only if fees not … Continued