NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #112 – 09/18/1969 (13-69) adverse interests, children, existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, employment, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Representation of injured child in action against insured parents Canons: Canon 6 QUESTION A recent opinion of the New York Court of Appeals … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #111 – 08/04/1969 (9-69) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, municipality, part-time public official or employee, public, real estate, representation, title Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Improper for lawyer to represent governmental urban renewal agency in title examination and related matters … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #110 – 06/10/1969 (10-69) adverse interests, appearance, city council member, conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, legislature, municipality, part-time public official or employee, public, representation Topic: Conflict of Interests Digest: Improper for city councilman to represent private property owners in condemnation proceedings before an … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #109 – 06/10/1969 (14-69) Topic: Conflict of Interests Intermediaries House Counsel conflict of interests, corporation, duty of lawyer, insurance, intermediary Digest: House counsel defending assureds Canons: Former Canon 6, 35 QUESTION An attorney asks the following two questions:1. May an attorney be retained or employed … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #108 – 06/10/1969 (12-69) Topic: Participation in foreign litigation without admission to foreign bar. Digest: The drafting and filing of an answer by a New York attorney in an uncontested Florida divorce action without admission to the Florida bar advice, foreign, multi-state law firm QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #107 – 06/10/1969 (9-69) Modified by #107 (a)Topic: Commissions and Rebates existing clients, client consent, disclosure, non-legal fees, funds of client, rebate, title Digest: Proper for a lawyer to accept referral fee from investment agent for placing certificates of deposit in financial institutions with funds … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #106 – 06/10/1969 (28-68) advertisements, holding out, patent practice, specialization, trademark practice Modifies #81 Topic: Telephone Directory Listing Digest: Listing of a duly qualified attorney in a classified telephone directory as both a patent and general attorney Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION May a patent … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #104 – 06/10/1969 (10-68) Topic: Fees, Lay forwarder existing clients, legal fees, non-legal fees, intermediary Digest: Receiving a fee from a fire adjuster Canons: Former Canons 28, 34, 35 QUESTION An attorney has asked whether it is proper for him to receive a fee from … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #103 – 06/10/1969 (3-69) advertisements, contributions by, partnership, publicity Topic: Charitable gifts as indirect advertising Digest: Law firm name may appear on a plaque in a law school where firm makes contribution to law school’s building fund. Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION May a law school … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #102 – 05/02/1969 (8-69) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, employment, legal services, matrimonial matters, partnership, representation Topic: Conflict of Interests Digest: A legal Aid Society formerly representing a wife in a matrimonial is now requested to represent the husband Canon: Former Canon 6 QUESTION … Continued