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By Marvin E. Frankel [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] [Editor’s Note: This article was written for NYPRR by Judge Frankel just before his death on March 3, 2002 (see tribute below). The article was written with the assistance of Ilyssa...
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By Marvin E. Frankel & Ronald W. Adelman [Originally published in NYPRR February 2001] The ABA’s Ethics Commission 2000 has proposed a draft new Model Rule 1.18, titled “Duties to a Prospective Client.” The proposed rule, which merits and...
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By Marvin Frankel & Charlotte Fischman [Originally published in NYPRR August 2000] New York stands alone in requiring law firms as well as lawyers (at least those with management responsibility in the firm or “direct supervisory authority” over...
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By Marvin E. Frankel [Originally published in NYPRR July 1999] Among the more horrifying and publicized of recent cases; the guilty plea of Justin Volpe, involving severe injuries to a victim from a bloody assault in a police station, stands out. To...
