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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR October 2001] Occasionally, a judge’s well-reasoned opinion serves as a primer on essential principles of professional responsibility. The opinion of Judge Richard C. Casey (S.D.N.Y.) in Crudele v. New...
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Comments Off on California Marches to Different Drummer
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR September 2001] The State Bar of California has asked for public comment on a task force proposal which recommends a trial Demonstration Program leading to the certification of a Fully Integrated form of...
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Comments Off on Some States Require Notice on Malpractice Coverage
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] New York does not require its lawyers to purchase and maintain malpractice insurance. However, a number of states now require their lawyers to notify their clients at the time of engagement...
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Comments Off on New Rules for Lawyers Who Run for Judicial Office
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] The judges of the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court have amended the rules governing lawyers who become candidates for judicial office. Until the recent amendment, the applicable rule...
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Comments Off on Lawyers Bound By Federal Statute on Privacy Notices
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) requires financial institutions to provide “a clear disclosure to all their clients concerning their privacy...
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Comments Off on Courts Propose Mandatory Engagement Letters
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] The Office of Court Administration has requested public comment on a proposed new rule which would require all New York lawyers to provide all clients with a written letter of engagement...
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Comments Off on Bar Debates Liberalizing Multijurisdictional Practice
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] The ABA’s Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice has conducted the third and last of its public hearings to review the impact of the restrictions placed by individual states on the...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR August 2001] On Nov. 27, 2000, the ABA’s “Ethics 2000” Commission issued its report recommending changes in the ABA Model Rules. Among its recommendations, the Commission proposed amendments to...
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Comments Off on Three Case Digests: July 2001
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR July 2001] Non-Client Defendant May Move to Disqualify Counsel The Brickman law firm represented Client Matthews in an age discrimination claim against his former employer, defendant’s predecessor in...
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Comments Off on Pro Bono Matrimonial Retainer May Provide for Fee Application
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR June 2001] NYSBA Opinion 739, issued on April 16, 2001, deals with lawyers who have agreed to take pro bono client assignments from a lawyer referral service sponsored by a bar association. The question...
