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Six Clients in Search of a Lawyer: Or, Don’t Take the Case

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By Hal R. Lieberman [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] New lawyers starting out in practice, or even seasoned attorneys seeking increased business, are occasionally tempted to take on matters in which the client seems well able to afford the retainer but something else is wrong. Follow your instinct and don’t take the case. [&hellip...

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...

Letters of Engagement and the Defense Bar

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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] The rule on letters of engagement that took effect on March 4, 2002, 22 NYCRR Part 1215, is not a long or complex rule, but it puzzles many lawyers in the defense bar. This article explores a few...

Firm Disqualified for Conflict Between Clients

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] In R.M. Buck Construction Corporation v. Village of Sherbourne [#90788 (April 4, 2002)], the Appellate Division, Third Department, ordered the disqualification of Melvin & Melvin LLP, a...

Billing for Computer-Assisted Legal Research

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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] In September 1991, American Lawyer magazine published what it considered an exposé on the manner in which major law firms billed their clients for various hard costs. The article, entitled...

Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice: Representing Competitors

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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR April 2002] Some of the most complex conflicts of interest in law arise in patent practice. This article discusses the conflicts that can arise in patent practice when a law firm represents competitors in the...

NYSBA Reverses Stand on Contingent Post-Divorce Collection Fees

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR April 2002] After 25 years, the State Bar has decided that under the present rules, a New York lawyer may not “enter into an arrangement for, charge, or collect a contingent fee in a post-divorce action...