1999

1999

JANUARY
Task Force Proposal for New Ethical Consideration 2-37
IOLA Accounts: Are Deposits Mandatory - An Exchange of Views
Report of the NYSBA Task Force on “Pay To Play”	Lazar Emanuel
Discarding Old Files, Soliciting New Clients - New NYCLA Ethics Opinions	Roy Simon
Federal Statute Applies State Conduct Rules to Prosecutors	John Q. Barrett
How the NYCLA Committee on Professional Ethics Works	Roy Simon

FEBRUARY
NYSBA Ethics Opinion on Escrow Fund
Four-Hour Course in Ethics Required in Mandatory CLE	Lazar Emanuel
When Lawyers Work For Accounting Firms	Linda Galler
The Future of Attorney Discipline in New York’s First Judicial Department	Hal R. Lieberman


MARCH
Nassau Bar Ethics Committee Issues Opinions on Self-Defense, Fraud, And Receiving Referrals from Adverse Parties	Roy Simon
Law Firms on the Web - Myth v. Reality	Lazar Emanuel
Rewarding The Turncoat Lawyer: Jamaica Public Service Co. v. AIU Insurance Co.	Ronald C. Minkoff


APRIL
Checklist to Guide a Temporary Lawyer	Lazar Emanuel
Checklist for Hiring a Temporary Lawyer	Lazar Emanuel
Court Officials Create Institute on Ethics	Lazar Emanuel
The Ethics of Ethics Consulting	Roy Simon
2nd Circuit Rejects Privilege Claim for Conversation with Investment Banker	Roy Simon
Collecting Your Fees after Discharge	Sharon Stern Gerstman
Avoid Conflicts of Interest When Hiring Contract Lawyers	Kirsten Christopher & Lazar Emanuel

May
Estate Planning Lawyer May Not Sell Long-Term Care Insurance	Roy Simon
Don’t Hire a Disbarred Lawyer to Work in Your Office	Roy Simon
When Lawyer Should Comply with Client Instructions	Lazar Emanuel
Can Lawyers Live with Multidisciplinary Practice?	Gary A. Munneke
Your Client Is a Corporation-Are Its Affiliates Clients Too?	Stephen Gillers
The Contract Lawyer and Imputed Disqualification	Kirsten Christopher & Lazar Emanuel

JUNE
Lawyers Need Insured’s Consent before Submitting Bills to Insurer’s Auditor
The Contract Lawyer and Client Confidences	Kirsten Christopher & Lazar Emanuel
Lawyer May Bill Hourly Rate When Appearing as Witness	Lazar Emanuel
A Proposal to Permit Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships	John B. Harris
Code Violations and Disqualifications Motions: Which Rules Apply?	Norman Redlich & David R. Lurie

JULY
Lawyer’s Incivility Provokes Three-Month Suspension	Hal R. Lieberman
Conflicts of Interest in Adoption Proceedings	Ronald C. Minkoff
ABA Commission: Change the Fee Sharing Rules	Mary C. Daly
Limits on Proper Acceptance of a Client’s Story	Marvin E. Frankel

AUGUST
Court of Appeals Disqualifies Firm Despite Chinese Wall	Roy Simon
Avoid Penalties under Fair Debt Collection Procedures Act	Stewart E. Wurtzel
Amendments to the DR’s	Steven C. Krane
Amendments to the EC’s	Roy Simon

SEPTEMBER
N.Y. City Bar Nixes Restrictive Agreements	Roy Simon
The MDP Pot Boils but No Action in ‘99	Linda Galler
Putting Screens around the Lateral Hire	Barbara Gillers
Things Old & New - The Code Amendments	Stephen Gillers
Crossing State Lines - Which Law Governs	Mary C. Daly

OCTOBER
Improper Provisions in Retainer Agreements - N.Y. State Opinion 719 (1999)	Lazar Emanuel
Transactions with a Client - Reviewing the No-No’s	Lazar Emanuel
Who Controls your Trust Account? Your Client or His Creditor?	Roy Simon

NOVEMBER
Commission on Judicial Conduct May Refuse to Investigate Judge	Lazar Emanuel
The Misdeeds of Clients and the Lawyer’s Response	Lazar Emanuel
Revisiting Kassis - Do Chinese Walls Still Work?	Roy Simon
Spoliation of Evidence - What are the Ethics Issues?	Barbara S. Gillers

DECEMBER
Decisions of Note	Lazar Emanuel
When a Judge Joins a Firm; and when a Partner Leaves - NYCLA Opinions 727 & 728	Roy Simon
Applying the Conflicts Rules When a Lawyer Moves - N.Y. State Opinion 723 (1999)
Who Is Your Client in Small Business Matters?	Roy Simon