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  • A Note on Lawyers’ Trade Names

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    By Marvin E. Frankel [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002]   [Editor’s Note: This article was written for NYPRR by Judge Frankel just before his death on March 3, 2002 (see tribute below). The article was written with the assistance of Ilyssa...

  • Prospective Client & Proposed Model Rule 1.18

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    By Marvin E. Frankel & Ronald W. Adelman [Originally published in NYPRR February 2001]   The ABA’s Ethics Commission 2000 has proposed a draft new Model Rule 1.18, titled “Duties to a Prospective Client.” The proposed rule, which merits and...

  • Duty to Supervise: A Firm Responsibility

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    By Marvin Frankel & Charlotte Fischman [Originally published in NYPRR August 2000]   New York stands alone in requiring law firms as well as lawyers (at least those with management responsibility in the firm or “direct supervisory authority” over...

  • Limits on Proper Acceptance of Client’s Story

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    By Marvin E. Frankel [Originally published in NYPRR July 1999]   Among the more horrifying and publicized of recent cases; the guilty plea of Justin Volpe, involving severe injuries to a victim from a bloody assault in a police station, stands out. To...

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