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Lawyer Ordered to Return Unearned Part of Retainer

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] Lawyer Ramirez consulted Lawyer Aidala in connection with a criminal indictment against him for filing false visa applications with the Immigration Service. When the two first met, Lawyer...
Advance Fee Retainers: Should We Change Rules?

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By Sarah Diane McShea [Originally published in NYPRR July 2001] It has long been the rule in New York that lawyers are not required to place advance fee payments in their escrow accounts but may, instead, deposit them in their general funds. In 1985,...
Pro Bono Matrimonial Retainer May Provide for Fee Application

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR June 2001] NYSBA Opinion 739, issued on April 16, 2001, deals with lawyers who have agreed to take pro bono client assignments from a lawyer referral service sponsored by a bar association. The question...

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