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  • Ethics of Ghost Lawyering

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    By Allison Schoenthal & Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR November 2010]   Given the rapid approach of Halloween, we’d like to share a “ghost story” with you. Imagine being approached by an elderly woman with limited income who...

  • Intro to Cloud Computing & Its Ethical Implications — Is There a Silver Lining? (Part I)

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg & Maura R. Grossman [Originally published in NYPRR May 2010]   Understanding the legal and ethical implications of rapidly emerging technologies can be a bit like shooting at a moving target. It was barely 18 or 24 months ago...

  • Judicial Ethics Roundup — A Busy Year In 2009

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR January 2010]   Although 2009 was undoubtedly a busy and memorable year in the world of New York lawyer ethics — with developments ranging from the adoption of the New York rules of Professional...

  • What I Need to Learn in Law School — Lessons in Ethics

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg & Laura Smith [Originally published in NYPRR September 2009]   As thousands of aspiring lawyers enter law school this month, we decided to depart from our usual NYPRR contributions on the ethics of lawyers and judges, and...

  • Report on Pretexting — Recent Cases & Ethics Opinions

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR June 2009]   How far can a lawyer go to obtain damaging information about the other side, about an adverse witness, or even a judge? The use of “pretexting,” i.e., some form of deception, to obtain...

  • Mediator Ethics in New York State

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    By Jeremy Feinberg & Amy Sheridan [Originally published in NYPRR May 2009]   Sometimes, ethics issues arise from real-life scenarios that can happen to anyone. Imagine, on a dark and stormy winter night, waiting at a bus stop where you and one other...

  • Chief Judge Kaye Leaves a Rich Professional Responsibility Legacy

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR January 2009]   By the time you read this article, Chief Judge Kaye will have retired from the Court of Appeals, ending a long and successful career as a judge. Trying to summarize all the ways she has...

  • Second Look at Secondment Advantageous to All, But Not Without Risk

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR November 2008]   In an economic environment fraught with client cost-cut-ting and an increased willingness of clients to look to multiple law firms and lawyers for their legal needs, law firm managing...

  • Undeniably Important — Pro Bono Work Made Easier By Recent Ethics Developments

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR September 2008]   The words “pro bono publico,” a Latin phrase meaning “for the public good,” is one expression that all attorneys and many clients know. In the practice of law, the public good...

  • Ethics Research Made Easy, or, at Least, Easier

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    By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR July 2008]   For all of the scholarly and practical literature written about ethics issues, there is relatively little guidance on how best to research questions of ethics and professional...

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