NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #241 – 03/17/1972 (21-72) Topic: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Political Activity Digest: Assistant prosecuting attorney may not be a member of a county or town committee of a political party Code: Canon 9; EC 7-13; 8-8; 9-6 QUESTION May an assistant district attorney or an assistant … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #239 – 03/17/1972 (18-72) Topic: Advertising, Letterheads Digest: Organization’s letterhead should not list occupation of lawyerofficers or lawyer-directors Code: DR 2-101(A) 1 2-101(B); EC 2-9R 2-10 QUESTION May a lawyer permit an association of lawyers and laymen to use a letterhead which carries the lawyer’s name … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #238 – 03/17/1972 (14-72) lawyer referral service, recommendation for employment Topic: Referral Service Digest: Improper to permit referrals from organizations not operating an approved lawyer referral service Code: Canon 2; EC 2-15; DR 2-103 QUESTION May a lawyer permit his name to be included on … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION advertisements, bar, holding out, multi-state law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #237 – 03/17/1972 (13-72) Overruled by 434 Topic: Letterhead Digest: Lawyer may not use legend “Member of the Bar of the State of New York and New Jersey” on his letterhead Code: EC 2-9; DR 2-102; 2-102(D) QUESTION May … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION advertisements, holding out, multi-state law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #236 – 03/17/1972 (10-72) Topic: Letterhead Digest: Inactive New York lawyer may not use personal stationery with a New Jersey address and the notation “Counsellor at Law”Code: EC 2-13 QUESTIONMay a person who is admitted to the New York … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #235 – 03/17/1972 (7-72) advertisements, directories, holding out, name, partnership, part-time public official, specialization, use of Topic: Advertising, Directory of Lay Organization Digest: Estate planning council’s directory should not identify lawyer members by profession Code: DR 2-101(B); 2-102(A)(6); 2-103; 2-105(A), EC 2-9 QUESTION May a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #234 – 03/17/1972 (3-72) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public, prosecutors, town/village Modified by 544 Topic: Conflict of Interest, Appearance of Impropriety Digest: Part-time town attorney may practice criminal law privately if he or his assistants exercise no criminal responsibilities Code: EC 9-2; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #240 – 03/11/1972 (19-72) estate, fiduciary, judges, trustee Topic: Judiciary serving as Executor or Trustee Digest: A judge may accept executorships and trusteeships which do not conflict with the performance of his judicial duties Judicial Canon: 27 QUESTION May a member of the judiciary accept … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #228 – 2/25/72 (11-72) conflict of interests, duty of lawyer, judges, town Modifies 57, Modifies 150, Modified by 520 Topic: Private practice of criminal law by part-time judge Digest: Part-time judge with criminal jurisdiction cannot represent clients in criminal matters in his private practice Code: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #233 – 02/25/1972 (6-72) name, partnership, prosecutors, public, use of Topic: Partnership Name Digest: Improper to use in firm name the name of a former partner who has become a full time district attorney Code: DR 2-102 (B); EC 2-11; EC 2-12 QUESTION May the … Continued