Month: May 2001

Opinion 744

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Costs, litigation Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #744 – 05/25/2001 Topic:        Litigation costs Digest:       When plaintiff retains lawyer to bring multiple lawsuits, plaintiff must ultimately be responsible for all litigation expenses, but lawyer may agree that expenses arising from unsuccessful lawsuits will be paid out of recoveries obtained in successful … Continued

Opinion 743

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Labor Committee on Professional Ethics  Opinion #743 – 05/25/2001 Topic:     Labor union; lawyer for organization. Digest:    Union attorney who represents union member in an arbitration proceeding must keep union member’s confidences.   Union attorney who represents union in grievance proceeding under collective bargaining agreement must make clear to union member who … Continued

Opinion 742

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Confidences Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #742 – 05/25/2001 Topic:    Confidentiality; Duty to report violations of law Digest:   Lawyer who learns in the course of representing client that a third party non-lawyer has violated applicable law may not report same if the information would be protected as a confidence or … Continued

Opinion 741

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Referral, solicitation Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 741 – 05/25/2001 Topic:        Referrals; solicitation. Digest:       Lawyer may not participate in a business network that requires reciprocal referrals. Code:        DR 1-102(A)(2), 2-103(A), (B), 5-101(A), 6-101(A). QUESTION              May an attorney ethically participate in a business network that requires members to refer … Continued