Month: December 2017

Ethics Opinion 1141

Topic:             Conflicts of Interest; imputation of conflicts to co-counsel

Ethics Opinion 1140

Topic:             Conflicts; representation of testifying expert witness

Ethics Opinion 1139

Topic:         Attorneys’ Fees; Securing Fees and Expenses by Confessions of Judgment

December 5, 2017: New York State Bar Association Creates New Committees to Examine Cannabis and Transportation Law

To address two areas of the law that are continuously evolving, the New York State Bar Association has created new committees to study cannabis and transportation law. Believing there was a void for lawyers to share developments in cannabis law with their peers, the State Bar’s Executive Committee established a Committee on Cannabis Law. The … Continued