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Opinions 1-75
NYSBA Ethics Opinion 21
Proper to indicate one's specialization on letterhead where practice is in one of the recognized specialties.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 22
Lawyer-accountant relationship must be such as to avoid unauthorized practice of law by a lay agency, division of fees for legal services with non-lawyers, or lawyer holding himself out as engaged in dual practice.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 23
Improper for same individual to serve as both Village Attorney and Public Defender.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 24
No impropriety in corporate patent attorney indicating his speciality as a title after his signature.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 25
Improper for lawyer to undertake suit against former client where client's secrets or confidences might be divulged.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 26
Improper for lawyer to use his name in real estate business and to conduct both activities from the same office.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 27
Improper to offer legal research service to business corporations or non-lawyers, but no impropriety in offering such service to other lawyers.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 28
Counsel must determine if it is in best interest of minor defendant to execute a general release to have criminal charges dropped.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 29
Improper for an associate to appear before Justice of the Peace where other Justice of the Peace is partner in the associate's law firm.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 29a
Improper for an associate to appear before Justice of the Peace where other Justice of the Pease is partner in the associate's law firm.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 30
Improper for judge not to resign before becoming a candidate for non-judicial office.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 31
Improper for lawyer's services to be touted by Savings and Loan Assn.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 32
partners of law firm may share fees which one partner receives as executor of an estate.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 33
Proper for Assistant Public Defender to represent defendant with interests which conflict with defendant represented by Public Defender.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 34
Improper for lawyer to have name in bold type in law lists and directories where it is different from other names in listing.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 35
Not imporper for lawyer to permit use of his name in a testimonial which does not disclose that he is a lawyer.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 36
Lawyers may send announcement of tax specialization to other lawyers only.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 37
Lawyer's assumption of personal responsibility for client's medical expenses would be improper.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 37a
Lawyer's assumption of personal responsibility for client's expenses for experts in the preparation of litigation is not improper provided client is to reimburse lawyer.

NYSBA Ethics Opinion 38
Lawyer may not represent both buyer and seller of real estate where there is a clear instance of coflicting interests.

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