NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #304 – 10/17/1973 (31-73) bar, existing clients, delegation, employee, law clerk, law practice, law student, paralegals Topic: Law clerks, paralegals and other non-lawyer employees; taking of deposition by clerk or non-lawyer employee Digest: Improper to delegate taking of deposition to clerk or other non-lawyer employee … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #303 – 10/17/1973 (29-73) existing clients, confidences, conflict of, employment, part-time public, public, representation, retirement Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Lawyer may represent client against former client only where matter is unrelated and confidential information obtained in former matter is not relevant Code: EC 9-3; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #302 – 09/12/1973 (32-73) bar admission, legal fees, non-lawyer Topic: Sharing of legal fees Digest: A law school graduate, awaiting admission, may not share in legal fees received by his employer Code: EC 3-8; DR 3-102, 3-103 QUESTION May a law school graduate, while awaiting … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #301 – 09/12/1973 (28-73) advertisements, judges, judicial campaigns, newspapers, part-time public, political activity, prosecutors Topic: Judicial candidates; Use of official title in campaign advertisements Digest: Assistant District Attorney campaigning for judge may use official title in newspaper, billboards and signs Code: EC 7-13; Code of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #300 – 08/17/1973 (26-73) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official, public Topic: Draft board member; Conflicts Digest: Improper for lawyer member of draft board to defend client charged with Selective Service Act violation Code: Canon 9; EC 8-8, 9-1, 9-2 QUESTION May … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #294 – 06/28/1973 (11-73) advertisements, duty of lawyer, law office Topic: Mobile Law Office Digest: Use of mobile law office is proper where there is dignified procedure and careful adherence to ethical considerations Code: Canon 2; DR 2-102 QUESTION May a lawyer outfit a bus … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #299 – 06/25/1973 (25-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Lay assistant, credit for work performed Digest: Proper for attorney to give credit to lay assistant for work performed on brief Code: EC 3-6 QUESTION Where an expert law student, law clerk or other lay … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #298 – 06/25/1973 (24-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Press Conference; Trial Publicity Digest: Prosecuting attorney is limited in statements made to press.Code: EC 7-13; DR 7-107 QUESTION May a prosecuting attorney call a press conference to announce the filing of indictments by a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #297 – 06/25/1973 (23-73) advertisements, appearance, employment, insurance, labor, lawyer referral service, legal services, workers compensation Modified by 416 Topic: Legal referral plan sponsored by union Digest: A lawyer may participate in a union legal service program under which a union may recommend to its … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #295- 05/23/1973 (15-73) existing clients, disclosure, duty of lawyer, canon ethics, liability, misconduct, negligence of lawyer, professional, settlement agreements, statue of limitations Topic: Professional liability insurance; duty of lawyer to client; lawyer’s settlement of claim which former client has against him Digest: Lawyer who settles … Continued