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Committee on Judicial Ethics – Financing Retainer: Ethics Opinion 1066
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics Financing Retainer Guaranteeing Loan Ethics Opinion 1066 Background: The inquiring attorney represents individuals who are charged with drunken driving-related offenses. The attorney states that many of his clients have difficulty obtaining funds to pay the firm’s retainer. The attorney would like to introduce the clients to a bank who may […]
Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accepting Referrals from Non-lawyers: Ethics Opinion 1068
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics Accepting Referrals from Non-lawyers Fee-splitting Ethics Opinion 1068 Background: A non-lawyer claims recovery firm seeks out and provides assistance to businesses that potentially are entitled to class action recoveries based on class actions that have already been settled or otherwise resolved. The inquiring attorney asks if he may enter into […]
Committee on Judicial Ethics – Ethics Opinion 1060
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney Escrow Accounts Authorizing Non-Lawyer to Manage Ethics Opinion 1060 Background: A firm wants to have a staff member of the firm, who is not a lawyer, direct a bank to open individual sub-accounts under a master lawyer escrow account maintained by the bank for the law firm. The law […]
Committee on Judicial Ethics – Ethics Opinion 1058
NYS Committee on Judicial Ethics Choice of Law Immigration Practice Ethics Opinion 1058 Background: The inquiring attorney was recently admitted to practice in New York but plans to reside and practice solely in Illinois and will engage in a practice limited to immigration law. Opinion: The committee stated that if a lawyer is admitted solely […]
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – Jurisdiction
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – Jurisdiction – Choice of Law Ethics Opinion 1042 Background: The inquiring attorney has applied for admission to the Washington, D.C. bar and its code of professional conduct permits a lawyer who is admitted in another jurisdiction to practice law from a principal office located in D.C. for […]
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – New Partner
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – New Partner – Change Name – Trust Account – Letterhead Ethics Opinion 1030 Background: The inquiring attorney recently joined a law firm as a partner. The firm would like to change the firm’s name to add the attorney to the firm’s name. The law firm asks whether it […]
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – Choice of Rules of Ethics
NYSBA Committee on Judicial Ethics – Choice of Rules of Ethics – Multiple Jurisdictions Ethics Opinion 1027 Background: The inquiring lawyer is licensed in both New York and the District of Columbia and has offices in both jurisdictions. He handles and negotiates a number of matters outside court. Opinion: The committee concluded that […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Verdugo v. Fox Building Group
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Truax v. M.D. Meyer’s Properties
- Fourth Department – Discovery: Sylvester v. Sanders
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Smith v. Marshall Farms Group, et al.
- Second Circuit – Supervised release: United States v. Francis
- Fourth Department – Court of Claims: Santiago v. State of New York
- Fourth Department – Peremptory challenge: People v. Santiago
- Fourth Department – Negligence: Scime v. Hale Northeastern
Law News
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
- Appeals court cancels fine against Rochester nursing home
- Deal reached to protect reproductive health care rights at Jefferson County jail
- $1.5M settlement reached in fatal shooting by Canandaigua police officer
- Orleans County lawsuit against Genesee County threatens STAMP development
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