NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #481 – 03/28/1978 (139-77) appearance, estate, wills Topic: Wills; draftsman as executor for estate Digest: Under certain circumstances lawyer may offer his services as executor in the course of drafting will Code: EC 5-6 QUESTION May a lawyer, in the course of drafting his client’s … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #480 – 03/01/1978 (130-77) existing clients, conflict of interests, defamation, disclosure, duty of lawyer, employment, misconduct, solicitation Topic:  Duty to report violation of Disciplinary Rule; former client; conflict of interest Digest: Lawyer may divulge his suspicion of another’s misconduct to an appropriate authority, but should … Continued