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By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR June 2008] As a young lawyer in private practice, I sought and received advice from as many more seasoned lawyers at my firm as I could find. Of all the advice offered, one nugget that has stayed...
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Comments Off on Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way…? Ethical Pitfalls in Preparing & Administering Wills
By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR March 2008] If you ask anyone to identify services that lawyers provide for their clients, inevitably, one answer you will hear is “prepare wills.” Indeed, many law students, and even...
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By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR January 2008] Email is a necessary evil in the office. Although it is essential in the workplace for everyday business transactions, and it certainly aids communications in the course of legal...
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By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR December 2007] Readers of the recent two-part “Judicial Ethics in New York State” articles (NYPRR, Aug. and Sept. 2007) may be curious what ethics rules govern the conduct of judges’ law clerks...
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By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR October 2007] In the first part of this two-part article (see NYPRR Sept. 2007), I discussed the statutory and regulatory framework of judicial ethics in New York State and provided an overview of...
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By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR September 2007] Regular readers of NYPRR are well aware of the New York Code of Professional Responsibility, which governs attorneys’ professional conduct, and of the risk of discipline for...
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Comments Off on Ethical Lawyering in ‘Wireless Handheld’ Age
By Jeremy R. Feinberg [Originally published in NYPRR August 2007] Admit it. You have one, and you love using it. Wireless handheld devices, from the Blackberry to the Treo, have become an everyday part of an urban professional’s life. For many...