NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #484 – 05/19/1978 (22-78) appearance, conflict of interests, part-time public, town/village, zoning board Clarifies 292 Topic: Zoning Board of Appeals; lawyer-member of municipal board; conflict of interest Digest: Lawyer-member of town’s Zoning Board of Appeals, as well as his partners and associates, may practice before … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #483 – 05/10/1978 (133-77) appearance, defamation, duty of lawyer, opposing counsel Topic: Defamation; suit against opposing counsel Digest: Lawyer may sue opposing counsel for defamation while continuing representation in lawsuit during which alleged defamation occurred only under limited circumstances Code: Canon 9; EC 7-37, 9-2; … Continued