NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #616 – 01/29/1991 (31-90) Part-time assistant district attorney, police officer Topic: Part-time assistant district attorney; police officer Digest: Police officer should not also serve as part-time prosecutor Code: DR 5-101(A), 9-101(C); EC 5-2, 7-13, 8-8, 9-1 QUESTION May a lawyer be employed as a part-time … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #615 – 01/29/1991 (37-90) Conflict of interest, criminal practice, disqualification, police, public Topic: Conflict of interest; vicarious disqualification Digest: As it is improper for a lawyer who is a police officer to engage in a criminal law practice, it is also improper for the members … Continued