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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] The case of Hynes v. Citibank, NA [Sup. Ct., Queens Cty., Oct. 2002], outlines the procedure to follow when a single practitioner dies leaving undisbursed client funds in his attorney...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] The Maryland Court of Appeals has disbarred a lawyer admitted in three other jurisdictions but not admitted in Maryland. The Court found that the lawyer had engaged in the unauthorized...
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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...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] Attorney Skidmore represented plaintiff mother and her two children in the sale of a home in which all three had an interest. $84,613.92 of the sales proceeds were the property of the...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] Richards & O’Neil, a New York law firm, represented client Cullman Ventures, Inc., a New York corporation, in the purchase of the stock of Day Dream, Inc., an Indiana corporation. As...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR November 2002] New York is one of the few states that require lawyers to check for conflicts of interest before accepting any new engagement. Yet little has been written about how to comply with the...
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Comments Off on Federal Courts Construe Rule 11 Sanctions Motions
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] Two decisions by judges in the New York federal courts construing Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure warrant scrutiny. Rule 11(c) permits federal trial judges to impose...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] With the downturn in the economy, the pressure on law firms to generate profits has reached a new level of intensity. Some law firms are merging with other firms, hoping that a larger staff...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] Reversing a position taken more than 10 years ago [New York City Formal Op. 1991–92], the Ethics Committee of the City Bar has decided that a lawyer may assist a client to communicate...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] For the legal ethics field, Summer 2002 was one of the most significant on record. The three weeks ending Aug. 15, 2002 saw no less than six major developments. In late July, Congress passed and...
