NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #565 – 10/01/1984 (28-84) advertisements, legal fees, non-legal fees, intermediary, solicitation Topic: Solicitation of potential clients, third party solicitation; in-person solicitation; dividing fees with non-lawyers Digest: Improper for attorney to employ and compensate another to solicit attorney’s employment by client. In-person solicitation, particularly by third … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #564 – 10/01/1984 (25-84) conflicts of interests, part-time public official or employee, prosecutors Clarifies N.Y. State 544 (1982) Topic: Conflict of interest; disqualification; criminal practice; parttime prosecutor; special district attorney Digest: Special district attorney should be considered sui generis and not as “part-time” prosecutorfor purpose … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #563 – 10/01/1984 (23-84) Topic: Advertising; fees; discount from customary fees Digest: Improper to offer and advertise discounted fees unless customary fees are readily ascertainable Code: DR 2-101 QUESTION Is it proper for a lawyer to offer or to advertise a discount from his customary … Continued