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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2000] The litigation swirling around Albany attorney Andrew F. Capoccia raises issues of interest to the profession. The present litigation centers on a complaint by New York Attorney General...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR August 1999] [The following discussion of the new amendments to the Code of Professional Responsibility was prepared by Mr. Krane for his law firm, Proskauer Rose LLP.] Definitions Throughout the Code,...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR March 1999] [Author’s note: In preparation for this article, NYPRR examined the websites of six Manhattan law firms. Of the six, five were firms with a principal office in New York. The sixth has its...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 1998] In its first major pronouncement on law practice over the Internet, the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics has issued Ethics Opinion 709 (Sept. 16, 1998)....
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By Sharon Stern Gerstman [Originally published in NYPRR August 1998] Small and medium-sized law firms with less power and fewer resources than larger law firms may be looking for new ways to reach the public. One way is to enter into joint advertising...
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By Ellen Yaroshefsky [Originally published in NYPRR June 1998] Five days ago, two trains collided just outside of Binghamton. Your six lawyer firm, with some experience in complex personal injury litigation, wants to offer its services by sending a...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR June 1998] Recently, the New York County Lawyers Association issued an important opinion explaining the circumstances under which a lawyer may seek a client’s advance waiver of future conflicts of interest,...
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By Sharon Stern Gerstman [Originally published in NYPRR May 1998] You and your partners have decided to launch a multimedia advertising campaign. You plan to advertise in local community newspapers, the “ad book” of a local charity, the yellow...
