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Opinions 226-300
Ethics Opinion 246
Lawyer may communicate with jurors concerning the verdict and case

Ethics Opinion 247
Improper for an attorney to accept retainer from an insurance carrier to defend a municipality while at the same time he maintains negligence actions against the municipality

Ethics Opinion 248
A District Attorney should not solicit funds for charity

Ethics Opinion 249
Counsel for police benevolent association and individual police officers may accept legal aid defense work, absent actual conflict or client objection

Ethics Opinion 250
Improper for candidate for judicial office to agree with political organization, as a condition to designation by its party, not to accept nomination of another political party

Ethics Opinion 251
Provided that by its order the Court has not determined the reasonable value of his services, a wife's attorney may, after full disclosure, receive a fee from the wife in addition to that paid by the husband if the aggregate fees are not excessive

Ethics Opinion 252
Village justice may represent a client before village zoning board only where no conflict of interest and no appearance of professional impropriety.

Ethics Opinion 253
Circumstances under which lawyer may accept mortgage to secure payment of fee

Ethics Opinion 254
County legislator's partners and associates may accept assignments to defend indigent defendants if validity of county law not in question

Ethics Opinion 255
A paralegal employee may sign letters on the lawyer's letterhead when he is clearly designated as a non-lawyer

Ethics Opinion 256
An infant may not consent to dual representation where conflict of interest may arise

Ethics Opinion 257
Neither an assistant county attorney nor his partners may represent private clients in civil matters relating to the county or in criminal matters; extreme caution must be exercised by them in representing clients in unrelated matters who regularly do business with the county

Ethics Opinion 258
Improper to act for both parties in uncontested divorce, even with consent following full disclosure

Ethics Opinion 259
Improper for attorney, who is a county legislator to represent health clinic partially funded by the county

Ethics Opinion 260
Improper for any Deputy Public Defender to represent privately defendant who has previously sought Public Defender assistance in the matter

Ethics Opinion 261
It is improper to list the name of a non-lawyer employee on the lawyer's letterhead

Ethics Opinion 262
The term 'of counsel' may only be used on letterhead where there is a continuing relationship

Ethics Opinion 263
Temporary Acting Judge with criminal jurisdiction should not engage in private criminal practice

Ethics Opinion 264
Assistant prosecuting attorney may not be member of political club but may contribute money to political party

Ethics Opinion 265
Improper for lawyer member of Chamber of Commerce to permit listing his name in a 'Membership Directory and Buyers Guide' designed to generate business for Chamber members

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