NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #351 – 06/21/1974 (26-74) acceptance or continuation of employment, conflict of interests, client consent, legal fees, non-legal fees, real estate, representation, title company Topic: Title Company search and certification fee Digest: An attorney may act as title examiner and agent for a title company in … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #350 – 06/21/1974 (10-74) adverse interetss, bank, conflict of interests, client consent, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: The factual situation determines whether it is proper for a lawyer who represents a bank for matters originating at a particular branch to represent a borrower from … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #349 – 06/21/1974 (6-74) adverse interests, existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, multiple representation, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: In absence of special circumstances a lawyer should not represent husband-driver and wife-passenger as plaintiffs where defendant may claim over against one of … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #348 – 06/21/1974 (35-73) appearance of impropriety, duty of lawyer, legal profession, misconduct, privilege Topic: Obligation to respond to grievance committee inquiry Digest: lawyer is obliged to respond to grievance committee inquiry, but response may include bona fide claim of privilege Code: Canon 1, 8, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #347 – 05/30/1974 (35-74) advice, existing clients, employee, law practice, paralegals executing will, wills Topic: Execution of a Will without presence of attorney Digest: A lay person may execute his Will without the presence of the attorney draftsperson Code: EC 3-7; DR 3-101(A) QUESTION May … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #346 – 05/30/1974 (27-74) advertisements, law firm, letterheads, name, partnership name, use of Topic: Letterhead Digest: Improper to list an attorney as ‘inactive” on firm’s letterhead after he has commenced practice in another jurisdiction Code: EC 2-11; DR 2-102(A)(4); 2-102(B),(C) QUESTION May a law firm … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #345 – 05/30/1974 (24-74) advertisements, announcements Topic: Law office open house Digest: The propriety of a law office open house depends upon its apparent motivation Code: Canon 9; EC 2-9; 2-10; DR 2-101(B); 2-102(A) QUESTION May a law office invite clients, relatives, friends and public … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #344 – 05/30/1974 (21-74) conflict of interests, holding out, law school, multi-state law firm, partnership Topic: Out-of-state partners in both New York and out-of-state law firms Digest: Out-of-state lawyers may be partner in New York law firm and also in separate out-of state law firms … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #343 – 05/30/1974 (19-74) existing clients, delegation, duty of lawyer, employee, law practice, paralegals, wills Topic: Paralegal supervision of execution of Wills Digest: Paralegals may not supervise the execution of a Will Code: EC 3-5, 3-6, 3-7; DR 3-101 (A) QUESTION May an attorney delegate … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 342 – 05/30/1974 (18-74) partner appearing before Topic: Conflict of interest; appearance of impropriety; practice of partner or associate of town justice Digest: Partner or associate of town justice may appear before administrative board or agency of the town depending on circumstances Code: Canon … Continued