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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 Roy D. Simon, Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics Emeritus Last month in Part 1 of my review of developments in New York legal ethics since Lazar Emanuel’s untimely death in November 2011, I ended on the optimistic note that the process for amending...
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By Roy D. Simon, Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics Emeritus I had the privilege of working with Lazar Emanuel from the time he first conceived of New York Professional Responsibility Reporter (NYPRR). He called me to discuss his idea late in 1997, and I...
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Comments Off on Last Chance to Comment on ABA Ethics 20/20 Draft Proposals
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR November 2011] In 2009, the ABA created the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, which has been comprehensively reviewing the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (and other regulations affecting lawyers) in...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR October 2011] In NYPRR June 2011 issue, I began discussing the controversial subject of lawyer and law firm rankings and ratings. I explored the history of lawyer rankings and ratings and the impact of Bates...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR September 2011] On June 25, 2011, at its meeting in Cooperstown, the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates unanimously approved a Report by the State Bar’s Committee on Standards of Attorney...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR August 2011] On June 25th, 2011, at its meeting in Cooperstown, the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates unanimously approved a Report by the State Bar’s Committee on Standards of Attorney...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR July 2011] In the New York State Register for May 18, 2011, the Courts announced that they had amended Rule 7.1 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, effective April 15, 2011. This announcement...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR June 2011] The American Bar Association Commission on Ethics 20/20 is studying law firm rankings. Last year, the ABA House of Delegates approved a resolution stating: “Resolved, that the American Bar...
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Comments Off on 13 Years of Legal Ethics Developments as Reported in NYPRR (Part II)
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR May 2011] In the last issue of NYPRR (April 2011), I noted that April 1st marked NYPRR’s 13th birthday, and I began reviewing some of the significant regulatory developments of the last 13 years. I reviewed...
