New York Legal Ethics Reporter | New York Legal Ethics

The NEW YORK LEGAL ETHICS REPORTER is a free, online archive of articles describing developments in New York-area ethics and professional responsibility law.

Latest
Popular
Random
Tags

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

November 30, 2023

By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 11, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

November 30, 2023

By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 6, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

November 30, 2023

By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 4, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

November 30, 2023

By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on April 29, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an...
Arbitration of Fee Disputes — Real or Only an Illusion?

November 1, 2008

By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2008] Prior to Jan. 1, 2002, the only lawyer/client fee disputes requiring submission to arbitration were disputes...

From Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics: Opinion 08-71 (April 24, 2008)

July 1, 2008

[Originally published in NYPRR July 2008] The Advisory Committee on Judicial ethics (www.nycourts.gov/ip/acje) responds to written inquiries from New York State’s full-...

Ethics Research Made Easy, or, at Least, Easier

July 1, 2008

By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR July 2008] For all of the scholarly and practical literature written about ethics issues, there is relatively little...

Are Communications with Public Officials Barred by DR 7-104?

July 1, 2008

By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR July 2008] Over the years, NYPRR has carried many columns about the no-contact rule, codified as DR 7-104 in New York (and as...
City Bar Nixes Lawyer Taping

August 1, 2003

By Sarah Diane McShea [Originally published in NYPRR August 2003] That golden age, when law was practiced gently, with gentility, and by ladies and gentlemen, beckons like...

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January/February 2017

February 10, 2017

By Tyler Maulsby, Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Here are summaries of ethics opinions issued October 2016 and January 2017. The opinions were issued by the NYSBA...

Applying Conflicts Rules When a Lawyer Moves

December 1, 1999

By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 1999] N.Y. State Opinion 723 (1999) The New York State Bar Association issued Ethics Opinion 723 on Oct. 12, 1999....

Public Defenders’ Lawsuit Over Court Reopenings Dismissed

November 28, 2023

By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published July 31, 2020. Sometimes even the most avid blogger feels like a jinx! Just one day after we blogged about...
Advertising Attorney-Client Privilege Attorney-Client Relationship Betsy Hutchings Brad Rudin Client Communications Clients Confidentiality Conflicts Conflicts of Interest Disciplinary Proceedings Disciplinary Rules Disclosure Disqualification Ethical Obligations Ethics Opinions Fees Fiduciary Duty Hal R Lieberman IOLA Accounts Jeremy R Feinberg Lazar Emanuel Legal Fees Malpractice Mary C Daly Misconduct Multidisciplinary Practice Multijurisdictional Practice No-Contact Rule Non-Legal Professionals NYLER Editor NYPRR Editor Partnerships Pro Bono Work Professional Conduct Professional Responsibility Prospective Clients Referrals Ronald C Minkoff Roy Simon Sarah Diane McShea Screening Stephen Gillers Steven C Krane Tyler Maulsby

FASCINATING FALL-OUT FROM A TRUMP PROSECUTOR’S MEMOIR OF A CASE...

The Rise of the Robot Lawyer? DoNotPay’s Legal AI Faces...

DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help

Remote-Practitioner Update: Reciprocal Admission May Now Be Viable Under the...

New York’s Tough (Maybe Too Tough) Disclosure Rules

N.J. Supreme Court Holds that Defendants Must Move for a...

ABA Formal Opinion 489 Limits Restrictions on Departing Partners

Frankfurt Kurnit Litigation Ethics Summit “Game Show”

WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK LEGAL ETHICS REPORTER

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part...

Arbitration of Fee Disputes — Real or Only an Illusion?

From Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics: Opinion 08-71 (April 24, 2008)

Ethics Research Made Easy, or, at Least, Easier

Are Communications with Public Officials Barred by DR 7-104?

City Bar Nixes Lawyer Taping

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January/February 2017

Applying Conflicts Rules When a Lawyer Moves

Public Defenders’ Lawsuit Over Court Reopenings Dismissed

Search

Recent Articles

Ethical Implications of Emergent Technologies

Ethical Considerations When Switching from Criminal Defense to the Prosecution

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January/February 2017

Settlement Negotiations in Legal Malpractice Cases: Walking the Fine Line of a Conflict

NYPRR Archive

Why the “Stock” Decision Is Wrong — And Why It Is Right

Meet the Editors