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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR January 1999] In October 1998, the NYCLA Committee on Professional Ethics issued two ethics opinions. Here are summaries of them: Discarding Old Files — NYCLA Op. 725 (10/6/1998) “When and how may a...
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Comments Off on Does Your Client Own Your ‘Entire File’?
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR July 1998] In NYPRR April 1998 issue, we discussed what a lawyer should do if a former client fails or refuses to take custody of an old file. Now, we discuss the converse: What must a lawyer do when a client...