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New York State Bar Association Committee on Judicial Ethics Disposal of wills Testators’ locations unknown Ethics Opinion 1182 Background: The inquiring lawyer is in possession of over 500 wills where the testators’ whereabouts are unknown to the inquirer and/or cannot ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Contingency fees Disbursements – Interest on reimbursement Ethics Opinion 1181 Background: The inquiring attorney’s practice includes matters done on a contingency fee basis. Some recent changes in contingency fee cases have ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Conduct Professional letterheads and emails Solo practitioner – Corporate counsel Ethics Opinion 1180 Background: The inquiring attorney is a solo practitioner and serves as outside counsel to a client company. While he ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Trade name California firm – New York branch Ethics Opinion 1179 Background: The inquiring attorney is admitted to practice in New York and wishes to open a New York law office ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Mediator Individual meetings with divorcing parties – Flat rate fee Ethics Opinion 1178 Background: The inquiring attorney intends to become a mediator and plans to focus on mediating cases involving parties ...
Read More »NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics – Withdrawal of guilty plea: Opinion 1175
New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Withdrawal of guilty plea Allocation of authority between attorney and client Ethics Opinion 1175 Background: The inquiring lawyer is assigned counsel to a criminal defendant who, while represented by previous counsel, ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Escrow account Comingling of funds – Minimum balance Ethics Opinion 1176 Background: The inquirer’s trust or escrow account has had a zero balance of funds for a period of time. The ...
Read More »NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – Advertising: Opinion 1173
New York State Bar Association Committee on Judicial Ethics Advertising Letterhead – Admission on out-of-state letterhead Ethics opinion 1173 Background: The inquiring attorney is admitted to practice in New York and an adjacent jurisdiction. The inquirer is affiliated solely with ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Referral fees Retiring attorney Ethics Opinion 1172 Background: The inquiring attorney is a practicing attorney who is about to retire. The inquiring attorney has turned over to another attorney several original ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Deceptive conduct Foreign clients – Currency control laws Ethics Opinion 1171 Background: The inquiring lawyer is only admitted in New York, but represents four companies in a multi-step transaction to invest ...
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New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Referral fees Tax credit business – Consultant – Employee – Owner Ethics Opinion 1162 Background: The inquiring attorney is a patent attorney licensed in New York. He now seeks to start ...
Read More »NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics – Affiliation with non-resident lawyer: Opinion 1160
New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Affiliation with non-resident lawyer Unauthorized practice of law Ethics Opinion 1160 Background: The inquiring attorney was recently admitted to practice in New York and is acquainted with another lawyer. The attorney ...
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