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By Nicole I. Hyland and Tyler Maulsby As multijurisdictional practice continues to expand, lawyers in different states regularly work together on a litigation or transaction. For example, a New York lawyer handling a complex securities lawsuit may find it...
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By Roy Simon, Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics Emeritus This is Part 3 of my update on developments in New York’s regulation of lawyers since the death of NYPRR publisher Lazar Emanuel in November 2011. Part 1 reviewed recent amendments to Rules 3.8,...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2010] Since April 1, 2009, when the new Rules of Professional Conduct became effective, the Committee on Professional Ethics of the State Bar has been busy issuing Ethics Opinions on issues...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff [Originally published in NYPRR May 2007] Now that approximately 35 states have adopted some variation of Model Rule 5.5, and a plethora of case law Birbrower v. Superior Court of California, 17 Cal. 4th 119, 70 Cal. Rptr.2d 304,...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2003] A number of developments among the states have accelerated the Bar’s general acceptance of wider multi-jurisdictional practice (MJP). The states are following the lead of the ABA, which,...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR October 2002] For the legal ethics field, Summer 2002 was one of the most significant on record. The three weeks ending Aug. 15, 2002 saw no less than six major developments. In late July, Congress passed and...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR August 2002] Based on the final report and recommendations of the ABA Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice, many lawyers are optimistic that they will soon be able to practice more freely across state...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR August 2002] You have identified a non-legal service that you want to extend to your clients and to others. For the purposes of this article, let’s say that the service will consist of mortgage...
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR July 2002] The ABA’s Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice has issued its final recommendations for the control of multijurisdictional practice by lawyers. The Commission defines...
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[Originally published in NYPRR January 2002] The ABA Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice has issued an interim report which recommends retention of the present system for state judicial licensing and regulation of lawyers but also recommends...
