NYSBA
Opinions 226-300
Ethics Opinion 226
City Councilman not barred from practicing in Police Court or City Court

Ethics Opinion 227
District Attorney may not normally prosecute defendant represented by Assistant District Attorney at Arraignment

Ethics Opinion 228
Part-time judge with criminal jurisdiction cannot represent clients in criminal matters in his private practice

Ethics Opinion 229
A lawyer should limit his comments concerning pending criminal litigation to the public record

Ethics Opinion 230
Improper for attorney and patent agent to form partnership when partnership solicits business and refers work to the attorney’s law firm

Ethics Opinion 231
A lawyer may be a member of two law firms

Ethics Opinion 232
The limitations upon the practice of a Town Justice prevent his partner from being Assistant Public Defender

Ethics Opinion 233
Improper to use in firm name the name of a former partner who has become a full time district attorney

Ethics Opinion 234
Part-time town attorney may practice criminal law privately if he or his assistants exercise no criminal responsibilities

Ethics Opinion 235
Estate planning council's directory should not identify lawyer members by profession

Ethics Opinion 236
Inactive New York lawyer may not use personal stationery with a New Jersey address and the notation 'Counsellor at Law'

Ethics Opinion 237
Lawyer may not use legend 'Member of the Bar of the State of New York and New Jersey' on his letterhead

Ethics Opinion 238
Improper to permit referrals from organizations not operating an approved lawyer referral service

Ethics Opinion 239
Organization's letterhead should not list occupation of lawyer­officers or lawyer-directors

Ethics Opinion 240
A judge may accept executorships and trusteeships which do not conflict with the performance of his judicial duties

Ethics Opinion 241
Assistant prosecuting attorney may not be a member of a county or town committee of a political party

Ethics Opinion 242
Corporation's full-time lawyer employee may under specified conditions represent a fellow employee without charge in connection with transaction incident to a corporate employment transfer

Ethics Opinion 243
It is not improper for a part-time Town Attorney to share his salary with his law partners

Ethics Opinion 244
Lawyer whose spouse is a real estate broker: (a) Should not share office with spouse's firm; (b) Should not accept as client a party to a real estate transaction involving spouse's firm; (c) Should not permit unsolicited recommendation by spouse's firm to represent a party to a real estate transaction; (d) May act as attorney for spouse's firm to collect commissions earned if attorney did not represent any party to the real estate transaction.

Ethics Opinion 245
It is not improper for defense counsel in a criminal case to interview a witness for the prosecution over the objection of the District Attorney

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