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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2007] A careful reading of the text of the new Advertising Rules which became effective today, Feb. 1, 2007, discloses only a glancing reference by the Presiding Justices to an issue which must ultimately be resolved more clearly and precisely — the issue of lawyer ratings [&hellip...
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Comments Off on City Bar Maps Lawyers’ Role in Dealing with Auditors — Part II
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2007] In Part I of this article, published in January 2007, we summarized some of the “Best Practices” recommended by the City Bar Task Force on the Lawyer’s Role in Corporate Governance....
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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR January 2007] A Task Force of the City Bar appointed by Bettina Plevan, former City Bar President, and chaired by Thomas H. Moreland, partner in Kramer Levin, has submitted a Report of 190 pages on the...
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Comments Off on All in the Family? Corporate Family Conflicts & Letters of Engagement — Part II
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR January 2007] Last month (NYPRR Dec. 2006), in Part I of this article, I provided detailed background for McKesson Information Solutions LLC v. Duane Morris LLP, 2006-CV-121110 [Fulton Cty., GA Superior Ct.,...
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Comments Off on Searching Web to Find a Lawyer
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 2006] Click on Google or any of the other search engines and search under Find a Lawyer. You’ll find page after page of for-profit websites offering to connect you with a lawyer in your area....
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Comments Off on Indigent Defense in N.Y. — OCA Offers an Action Plan: Part 3
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 2006] (This is the third of a series of articles on the condition of New York’s system for providing counsel to indigent defendants.) Constrained by the Constitutional, legislative,...
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Comments Off on All in the Family? Corporate Family Conflicts & Letters of Engagement — Part I
By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR December 2006] Like the late, great Ray Charles, I’ve got Georgia on my mind. A recent unpublished Georgia state court case, McKesson Information Solutions LLC v. Duane Morris LLP, 2006-CV-121110 (Fulton...
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Comments Off on ABA: OK to Contact In-House Counsel
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR December 2006] The ABA has issued a new Ethics Opinion on an issue that has apparently never been decided in New York: May a lawyer representing a client in a matter communicate with the adversary’s...
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Comments Off on Retainer Provision for Attorney Collection Fees Void
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2006] Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Eugene L. Nardelli has set forth the Court’s reasons for voiding a provision in a lawyer’s retainer agreement. The provision was intended to enable...
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Comments Off on Indigent Defense in N.Y. — A System in Crisis: Part 2
By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR November 2006] (This is the second of a series describing New York’s indigent defense system.) In NYPRR October 2006, we discussed the report of The Spangenberg Group (TSG), which was authorized by the...
