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By Ronald C. Minkoff [Originally published in NYPRR May 2008] When is a “client” not really your client? The answer: When the client is considered a “secondary,” “accommodation,” or “vicarious” client. Though they are often used...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff [Originally published in NYPRR February 2008] When is a client no longer a client? This question may seem simple, but it is fraught with peril for lawyers and their firms. The existence of a continuing attorney-client relationship...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] With the downturn in the economy, the pressure on law firms to generate profits has reached a new level of intensity. Some law firms are merging with other firms, hoping that a larger staff...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] Reversing a position taken more than 10 years ago [New York City Formal Op. 1991–92], the Ethics Committee of the City Bar has decided that a lawyer may assist a client to communicate...
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[Originally published in NYPRR July 2002] The Committee on Professional Ethics of the Nassau County Bar Association has issued two new ethics opinions, both dated March 26, 2002. Both present novel issues. Opinion 2002-01 Lawyers A and B...
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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...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR March 2001] Just about every lawyer in the United States who practices in the private sector counts business organizations among her clients. In New York, a lawyer who represents a business organization is...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR October 2000] Representing closely-held and family businesses is a vital part of many lawyers’ practices. These businesses frequently purchase legal services in a wide array of transactional and...
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By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR June 2000] [Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles. The sequel will be published in NYPRR July 2000.] If you spend time talking to lawyers about ethics you soon discover an interesting...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR May 2000] Hardly a day goes by without another article in the press reporting the fantastic profits being made by law firms that invest in clients’ businesses. [See, e.g., Renee A. Deger, “Stake Diner,...
