NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #630 – 03/23/1992 (8-91) Part-time public official or employee, public Topic: Conflict of Interest; representation of private clients before town planning board or zoning board of appeals by special counsel to town Digest: Absent differing interests, not improper for special counsel to town to represent … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #629 – 03/23/1992 (20-91) Public Modifies: NY State 40 (1966), 110 (1969), 111 (1969), 143 (1970), 149 (1970), 176 (1971), 218 (1971), 247 (1972), 257 (1972), 322 (1973), 323 (1974), 364 (1974), 392 (1975), 413 (1975), 450 (1976), 482 (1978), 578 (1986), 580 (1987), 588 … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #628 – 03/19/1992 (9-91) Conflict of interest, former client conflict, former client conflict Topic: Conflict of Interest-Former Client Conflicts Digest: A lawyer may represent a plaintiff in a civil action against a former client unless (1) confidences or secrets were imparted during the prior representation … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #627 – 03/19/1992 (22-91) Economic benefit to client, employment Topic: Employment, conferring economic benefit upon client to obtain Digest: Lawyer may furnish rent-free office space to client in consideration of client’s employment of lawyer Code: DR 2-103(B) QUESTION May a lawyer provide a client with … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #626 – 03/19/1992 (13-91) Real estate Topic: Real estate attorney; multiple representation; amount of fee Digest: Lawyer representing lender in transaction where fee is paid by borrower must disclose to borrower that lawyer also will receive compensation from title insurer for representing itsinterests at closing; … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #625 – 02/14/1992 (14-91) Advertising Topic: Advertisement, by recorded telephone messages on 900 number; legal fee, for preparation of telephone message for 900 number Digest: A lawyer may record a message to be played on a 900 number which includes an advertisement for his services … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #624 – 12/16/1991 (17-91) Advertising, mailing, solicitation Topic: Advertising and publicity; newspaper articles, sending to non-lawyers Digest: A lawyer’s targeted direct mail advertisement that includes copies of newspaper articles about the lawyer properly may be mailed to potential clients provided the advertisement comports with DR … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #623 – 11/07/1991 (38-90) Clients, confidences, files Topic: Closed files; disposition procedures; dissolution of law firm Digest: Procedures for disposing of closed files; partners’ ethical obligations are joint and several notwithstanding dissolution Code: DR 1-102(A)(5), 4-101(B)(1), 4-101(D), 9-102(B), 9-102(D), 9-102 (G); EC 1-5, 4-4, 4-6, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #622 09/10/1991 (7-91) Deceased partner, firm name, successor attorney, successor firm Topic: Firm name; deceased partner; successor firm Digest: One of two law partnerships (but not both) resulting from dissolution of law firm may use in its firm name the name of a deceased founding … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #621 – 04/18/1991 Clarifies and amplifies NY State 595 (1988) Conflict of interest, dual practice, real estate Topic: Conflict of Interest; referral of real estate clients to attorney owned abstract company.Digest: Improper for attorney to refer real estate client to abstract company in which he … Continued