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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2011] Since April 29, 2011, questions raised by practitioners have prompted four Ethics Opinions from the State Bar on issues related to lawyer advertising and the use of firm names. These opinions...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR July 2011] In the New York State Register for May 18, 2011, the Courts announced that they had amended Rule 7.1 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, effective April 15, 2011. This announcement...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR June 2011] Considering that Rule 7.5(b) is a verbatim adoption of the Code’s DR 2-102(B), it’s surprising that a rule that has existed for so many years needs interpretation once again. But two recent...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR April 2010] On March 12, 2010, the Second Circuit finally handed down its decision in Alexander v. Cahill, 2010 WL 842711. The Second Circuit affirmed all but one aspect of the District Court’s decision,...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR December 2007] With much advance fanfare, the Appellate Divisions significantly amended the Disciplinary rules governing lawyer advertising, effective Feb. 1, 2007. The amended DRs are lengthy, complex, and...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR February 2007] On Jan. 4, 2007, the courts announced extensive amendments to the rules governing lawyer advertising in New York. This article briefly summarizes the new rules, which are effective as of Feb....
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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...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR April 2001] In Nassau County Bar Op. 01-04 (2/13/2001), the Professional Ethics Committee of the Bar Association of Nassau County issued an important opinion giving the green light, subject to a few...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR January 2001] The New York State Bar Association recently forwarded to the Appellate Divisions a proposed new Disciplinary Rule, DR 1-107, to govern contractual relationships between lawyers and non-legal...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 2000] New York took a significant first step towards the implementation of the MacCrate Committee’s MDP proposals on Nov. 4, 2000, when the NYSBA House of Delegates approved two new DRs — DR...
