Opinions 601-675 Opinion 601 Improper for lawyer who represents group of tenants in dispute with landlord to accept payment from landlord of 'bonus' in connection with settlement of the dispute Opinion 602 Lawyer may not appear before judge when member of lawyer's firm is witness in Commission on Judicial Conduct proceeding brought against that judge, absent disclosure and remittal; irrelevant whether testimony will be favorable to judge; judge has primary obligation of recusal; failing recusal or remittal, lawyer must seek to withdraw; to extent permitted by law, opposing counsel and clients having matters before judge must be informed Opinion 603 A part-time assistant city attorney, or any member or associate of his private law firm, may not represent clients before city agencies with which the attorney is associated; but the attorney or his law firm may represent private clients before other agencies, if the proposed representation and the agency are unrelated to the attorney's public function Opinion 604 Lawyer may limit scope of representation to grand jury proceedings in certain circumstances. Opinion 605 Improper for public defender or any assistants to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding when a prosecution witness who was a former client will testify, except if no relevant confidences and secrets were imparted and there is no substantial relationship between the prior litigation and the current litigation; consent may cure conflict; under the circumstances stated, all members of a small public defender's office are disqualified if any member is disqualified Opinion 606 An assistant district attorney may sell own media rights upon completion of a criminal prosecution in compliance within certain ethical guidelines Opinion 607 Prior to commencement of suit and to being advised the adverse party is represented by counsel, a lawyer may communicate with the party, but must inform the party that, in the event the party is represented by counsel, such communications should be referred to counsel Opinion 608 Only if all other reasonable efforts short of litigation have been undertaken and have been unsuccessful may an attorney employ the services of a collection agent to collect a legal fee Opinion 609 Lawyer may accept referral fee that complies with DR 2-107(A) Lawyer may pay a disbarred former associate a share, determined on the basis of quantum meruit, of legal fees accrued to the point of disbarment Opinion 610 Only in limited circumstances may an attorney-draftsman prepare a will in which the attorney-draftsman is named both as executor and as a beneficiary Opinion 611 Attorney should not represent both the seller and lender in the same transaction except under unusual circumstances and unless the conditions of DR 5-105(C) are met in the specific matter Opinion 612 Campaign literature and broadcasts of a judge campaigning for higher judicial office, which utilize the term 'judge' or 'justice,' should note the judge's present judicial capacity Opinion 613 A lawyer may advise and counsel a pro se litigant to the extent of preparing pleadings for the litigant to sign and file in an action; disclosure to the court and the opposing party is required Opinion 614 It is proper to advertise client testimonials provided reasonable disclaimers are expressed about any statements or results the lawyer has achieved Opinion 615 As it is improper for a lawyer who is a police officer to engage in a criminal law practice, it is also improper for the members of the police officer's firm to do so Opinion 616 Police officer should not also serve as part-time prosecutor Opinion 617 Administrative law judge must recuse himself or herself from hearing a matter when he or she previously served as a lawyer in the matter in controversy or in a different matter involving the same party, or when his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned Opinion 618 A salaried lawyer may not remit to a corporate employer fees received from a thirdparty in excess of the lawyer's salary and allocable overhead Opinion 619 Conflict of interest; dual practice as lawyer, financial planner and life insurance agent Lawyer engaged in estate planning may not recommend or sell to lawyer's estate planning clients life insurance products in the sale of which lawyer has substantial financial interest Opinion 620 District attorney ordinarily may issue press release describing physical evidence seized at time of arrest, but may not state whether such evidence will be presented at trial