Category: Ethics Opinions

Ethics Opinion 887

Topic: Non-lawyer marketers; bonus compensation to non-lawyer based on new business

Ethics Opinion 884

Topic: Communication in criminal matter with a witness who is the subject of a separate criminal indict­ment, in which he is represented by counsel.

Ethics Opinion 882

Topic:      Lawyer’s participation in residential real estate transaction that includes both a “seller’s concession” and an equivalent “gross-up” in the sales price

Ethics Opinion 880

Topic:   Prohibition of contingent fees in criminal matters; violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; refund of legal fees