NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #44 – 01/26/1967 (22-66) existing clients, employee, law clerk, law practice, law student, real estate Topic: Duties of Law Clerk Digest: Law clerk’s role is that of student, and attorney must provide supervision and not permit clerk be involved in matters involving independent discretion or … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #43 – 01/26/1967 (24-66) duty of lawyer, employment, indigents, intermediary, law practice, legal services, litigation Topic: Legal Services for Indigents Digest: Lawyers may participate in the work of community law offices for the poor if the Appellate Division grants such approval Canon: Former Canons 27, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #42 – 01/18/1967 (15-66) advertisements, existing clients, mailing, matrimonial matters, service to lawyers Topic: Advertising, Notice of Mexican Divorce Service Digest: Lawyer’s announcement of specialty in Mexican divorces is improper even if mailed only to other attorneys Canon: Former Canons 27, 42 QUESTION A local … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #41 – 12/28/1966 (14-66) advertisements, bar, holding out, multi-state law firm Overruled by 434 Topic: Advertising, Letterhead of Lawyer Admitted to Practice in Two States Digest: Improper for letterhead to contain statement that lawyer is admitted to practice in another state Canon: None QUESTION Is … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #40 – 12/22/1966 (20-66) appearance, conflict of interests, client consent, criminal practice, employee, municipality, part-time public official, prosecutors, public Topic: Conflict of Interest, Partner of Part-Time Dist. Atty. Digest: Partner of part-time Asst. Dist. Attorney may not appear in defense of clients in traffic or … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #39 – 12/20/1966 (17-66) appearance, conflict of interests, judges Topic: Conflict of Interest, Practice of Law by Part-Time Judge Digest: Part-time judge should not be employed in any matter which might be brought before court of which he is a member Canon: Judicial Canon 31 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #38 – 12/06/1966 (6-66) conflict of interests, client consent, dual representation, multiple representation, real estate, representation, title adverse interests, conflict of interests, client consent, real estate, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest, Representation of Adverse Parties Digest: Lawyer may not represent both buyer and seller of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #37 – 11/30/1966 (8-66) advancing funds to clients, champerty, existing clients, costs, doctor, litigation, medical Modified by #37(a) Topic: Champerty, Assumption of Responsibility for Litigation Expenses Digest: Lawyer’s assumption of personal responsibility for client’s medical expenses would be improper Canon: Former Canons 10, 42 QUESTION … Continued
NEW YORK STAT’E BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #36 – 11/30/1966 (12-66) admiralty, advertisements, holding out, patent practice, specialization, tax, trademark practice Topic: Advertising, Announcement of Tax Specialization Digest: Lawyers may send announcement of tax specialization to other lawyers only Canon: None QUESTION S. is a New York attorney who has become increasingly … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #35 – 11/08/1966 (8-66) advertisements Topic: Use of Name in Testimonial Digest: Not improper for lawyer to permit use of his name in a testimonial which does not disclose that he is a lawyer Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION An attorney suffered a fire loss … Continued