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[Originally published in NYPRR April 2002] Ohio: Agreement By Law Firm to Pay ‘Promotion’ Fee to Real Estate Agency An Ohio law firm proposed to pay an annual fee to a real estate agency and to discount its fees to the agency’s customers in exchange for the agency’s promotion of the law firm to [&hellip...
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Comments Off on Colorado Claims Jurisdiction Over New York Malpractice
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR April 2002] The Supreme Court of Colorado has held that a New York lawyer who represented a Colorado resident (Keefe) in a New York litigation is subject to Colorado’s long-arm statute and may be sued...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff [Originally published in NYPRR ] When I was in high school, a teacher showed my class a picture — one I am sure many readers have also seen. Viewed from one perspective, the picture showed a young, well-dressed woman; viewed from...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR March 2002] Effective March 4, 2002, pursuant to a new 22 NYCRR Part 1215 entitled “Written Letter of Engagement,” every New York lawyer must begin providing every client with a written letter of...
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By Steven Wechsler [Originally published in NYPRR February 2002] In August 1997, the firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae undertook the representation of defendant Sheraton Corporation in a law suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the...
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By Sarah Diane McShea [Originally published in NYPRR February 2002] For many years, the New York State Bar Association has opposed opening attorney disciplinary proceedings to the public. By the time this article is printed, the House of Delegates of...
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Comments Off on Lawyers as Witnesses: An Overview
By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR February 2002] When a lawyer thinks about conflicts of interest, what usually comes to mind are conflicts between the lawyer and a client or between clients. Too often a lawyer neglects to examine whether...
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[Originally published in NYPRR February 2002] In Opinion 01-5, the Nassau County Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics considered the following question: may a lawyer defend both a stockbroker and her employer in a single litigation in...
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Comments Off on DR 1-107 Definition of Non-Legal ‘Professional’
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR February 2002] The most important word in new DR 1-107 (one of two new “MDP” rules that took effect on Nov. 1, 2001) is “professional.” The entire point of DR 1-107 is to authorize and regulate closer...
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Comments Off on Rules Mandating Arbitration of Fee Disputes Now in Effect
[Originally published in NYPRR January 2002] [Editor’s Note: See, Roy Simon, NYPRR, April 2001, for the major features of the new fee dispute resolution program in easy-to-read Q&A format.] Part 137 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the...
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