Ethics Opinion 1191
Topic: Duty to Municipal Organization; Conflicts of Interest
Topic: Duty to Municipal Organization; Conflicts of Interest
It was the sickest he’d ever felt in his life. He had been in overall good health, having twice completed the New York City Marathon, and still works out regularly. The only preexisting condition he had was exercise-induced asthma, which he managed well with an inhaler.
It’s scary out there. Every day the rules change. Many of us have no active clients, while others are being overcome with clients’ questions. So, what’s a lawyer to do? Let’s acknowledge the magnitude of this pandemic and the stressful anxiety it causes. Then let’s choose: On the one hand, you can be a Chicken … Continued
Topic: Professional limited liability company to provide legal services with non-lawyer members
Topic: Obtaining and using alternate client contact information
As part of its continued mission to collaborate with bar associations around the world, the New York State Bar Association has entered into a working relationship with the largest bar association in Romania – the Bucharest Bar Association. “By continuing to expand our global relationships, it allows us to work together to increase membership, exchange … Continued
Many of us survived working from home by following those guidelines and made a somewhat successful, if bumpy, adjustment to the new normal. Now we are being faced with a new challenge: returning to the office.
There is simply no substitute for a well-drafted contract with concise language. This is doubly true now in the coronavirus era. Jill Pilgrim of New York City (Pilgrim & Associates) discussed what lawyers can expect and what tried-and-true negotiation lessons remain paramount in the CLE webinar, “Negotiating Contracts in the Era of COVID-19: Contract Provisions, … Continued
Leaders and philosophers dating back to ancient Greece have always been there to remind society about the perils of failing to learn from history. For that reason, as the United States continues to grapple with the COVID-19 health crisis, the New York legal community is paying attention to the lessons from the Spanish flu pandemic. … Continued
Good evening Members, New York State’s court system took a major step toward a new normal today. Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks sent a memo to all the state’s trial court justices and judges informing them that the statewide e-filing of new non-essential cases will begin next week. And the state court system announced … Continued