NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #34 – 11/08/1966 (18-66) advertisements, solicitation Topic: Advertising, Bold Type Print in City Directory Digest: Improper for lawyer to have name in bold type in law lists and directories where it is different from other names in listing Canon: Former Canon 27 QUESTION The publisher … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #33 – 09/22/1966 (13-66) conflict of interests, criminal practice, duty of lawyer, indigents, part-time public official or employee, public Topic: Conflict of Interest, Public Defender Digest: Proper for Assistant Public Defender to represent defendant with interests which conflict with defendant represented by Public Defender Canon: … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #32 – 07/08/1966 (2-66) estate, legal fees, partnership Topic: Sharing Executor’s Fees with Partner Digest: Partners of law firm may share fees which one partner receives as executor of an estate Canon: Former Canon 34 QUESTION May an attorney-at-law who is a member of a … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #31 – 06/08/1966 (7-66) advertisements, business interests, dual practice, self-laudation Topic: Advertising; Publication of Biographical Data Digest: lmproper for lawyer’s services to be touted by Savings and Loan Assn Canon: Former Canons 27, 29 QUESTION The inquirer, an attorney, states that he is Chairman of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #30 – 05/20/1966 (4-66) appearance, conflict of interests, judges, political activity Topic: Conflict of Interest; Political Activity of Judges Digest: Improper for judge not to resign before becoming a candidate for non-judicial office Canon: Judicial Canon 30 QUESTION Should Canon 30 of the Canons of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #29 – 05/20/1966 (14-65) 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
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #28 – 03/10/1966 (16-65) children, release Topic: General Release by Minor Defendant Digest: Counsel must determine if it is in best interest of minor defendant to execute a general release to have criminal charges dropped Canon: None QUESTION l. Hay defense counsel, representing a minor … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #27 – 03/01/1966 (12-65) corporation, dual practice, solicitation Topic: Legal Research Service Digest: Improper to offer legal research service to business corporations or non-lawyers, but no impropriety in offering such service to other lawyers Canons: Former Canons 27, 45, 47 QUESTION Two members of the … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #26 – 02/09/1966 (17-65) adverse interests, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, legal fees, partnership, real estate, solicitation Topic: Dual Practice, Business Feeder for Law Practice Overruled (in part) by 493 Digest: Improper for lawyer to use his name in real estate business and … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #25 – 02/09/1966 (15-65) adverse interests, confidences, conflict of interests, representation, secrets Topic: Compromise of Prior Client’s Confidences Digest: Improper for lawyer to undertake suit against former client where client’s secrets or confidences might be divulged Canon: Former Canon 6 QUESTION An attorney who represented … Continued