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By Sharon Stern Gerstman [Originally published in NYPRR April 1999] Larry Jones, your neighbor and good friend, a loyal client over many years, has retained you in three pending matters. In the last two weeks, you’ve detected an increasing tension in...
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By Kirsten Christophe & Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR April 1999] [Editor’s Note: This article was conceived before the release of NYSBA Ethics Opinion 715 (3-98), on Feb. 26, 1999. Because of the importance of Opinion 715, the...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR April 1999] Suppose a lawyer is structuring a major acquisition for a corporate client and finds it necessary to consult with an investment banker to grasp the details of the transaction. The lawyer’s sole...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR April 1998] Are old files stacked all over your office, or is your file room running out of space, or are you paying huge bills to store your closed files off site? If so, read on. This article tells you (1)...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff [Originally published in NYPRR March 1999] For many years, courts and Bar Ethics Committees have struggled to deal with the problem of the turncoat attorney: The attorney who represents a client, obtains the client’s confidential...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR March 1999] On Oct. 28, 1998, the Nassau County Bar Professional Ethics Committee issued the following three opinions. Defending Against Suit By Former Client [Nassau County Bar Op. 98-11 (1998)] An attorney...
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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 Linda Galler [Originally published in NYPRR February 1999] Large American accounting firms are following the lead of their counterparts in Europe by expanding the range of services offered to the public into areas traditionally served by law firms....
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 1999] Summary of Opinion 710 — 11/6/98 (35-98) A lawyer has been holding an escrow fund after a real estate closing, to secure buyers against loss under a possible sidewalk violation assessment...
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By Hal R. Lieberman [Originally published in NYPRR February 1999] As the year 2000 approaches, the legal profession in the U.S. will soon number nearly one million. There will be 175,000 of us in New York alone, 60,000 in the First Judicial Department....
