NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #53 – 03/31/1967 (2-67) existing clients, corporation, intermediary, law practice, legal advice, legal services accounting, existing clients, corporation, intermediary, law practice, legal advice, legal services, tax Harmonized by 53 (a)Topic: Intermediary. Free Advice to Employees of Lawyer’s Corporate Employer. Digest: Improper for lawyer to give … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #52 – 03/28/1967 (3-67) adverse interests, appearance, confidences, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public, prosecutors, public, representation, retirement Topic: Conflict of Interest; Part-time Public Employee Digest: Former part-time public employee in District Attorney’s office should not defend cases which were in District Attorney’s office … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #51 – 02/24/1967 (1-67) advertisements Modified by #200 Topic: Advertising, Telephone Directory Digest: Lawyer may list name in community directory where he does not practice so long as he does not include designation ‘atty’ or ‘lwyr’ Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION An attorney inquires whether … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #50 – 02/17/1967 (3-65) claims, law practice, legal profession Topic: Unauthorized Practice of Law, Assisting Client Practice Law Digest: Improper for lawyer to make limited appearance on behalf of client so client could then privately negotiate a settlement Canon: Former Canons 29, 47 QUESTION I … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #45 – 01/26/1967 (23-66) deceased partner, firm name Topic: Firm Name, Deceased Partner Digest: Not improper to continue use of deceased partner’s name in firm so long as not contrary to law or custom, even though other partners’ names may change Canon: Former Canon 33 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #49 – 01/26/1967 (7-67) advertisements, holding out, intermediary, law practice, patent practice, specialization, trademark practice Topic: Advertising, Announcement of Patent Specialty Digest: Patent lawyer may circulate an announcement to other patent lawyers and to members of patent law association who are non-lawyers Canon: Former Canons … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #48 – 01/26/1967 (16-66) client consent, deceased attorney, legal fees Topic: Fee Settlement by Deceased Lawyer’s Estate Digest: Lawyer winding up practice of deceased lawyer must have clients’ consent to perform work, may receive compensation from estate of deceased for work on which deceased received … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #47 – 01/26/1967 (10-66) communication, opposing counsel, opposing party Topic: Communications with Opposing Party Digest: Lawyer may not communicate with opposing party without permission of opposing counsel, even where lawyer suspects violation of a canon of ethics, until case is settled Canon: Former Canon 9 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #46 – 01/26/1967 (5-66) advertisements, education, mailing, name Overruled (in part) by 540Topic: Pamphlets, Education of Lay Public and Clients Digest: Proper for lawyer to mail pamphlets to clients and make pamphlets available in office where name does not appear on pamphlets and purpose is … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #29(a) – 01/26/1967 (6-67) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, judges, partnership Topic: Impropriety Between Counsel and Bench; Associate of Part-Time Judge Digest: Improper for an associate to appear before Justice of the Peace where other Justice of the Peace is partner in the associate’s … Continued