2003

2003

JANUARY
Assessing Conflicts Issues within the Corporate Family	Roy Simon
Examining ABA Guidelines on Settlement Negotiations	Ronald C. Minkoff
NY Courts Adopt Committee Suggestions On Fiduciaries
Distinguishing among Past, Continuing & Future Crimes	Mary C. Daly
Supreme Court Hears IOLTA Arguments	Lazar Emanuel
Blue-Ribbon Committee Studies Grievance Machinery
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

FEBRUARY
Personal Representatives: Waiving the Attorney-Client Privilege after Death	Roy Simon
States Follow ABA Lead In Promoting MJP	Lazar Emanuel
Commentary: Speak Not Until Spoken To	Lazar Emanuel
Nassau Bar OK’s Real Estate Closings by Paralegals	Lazar Emanuel
Alleging Fraud in Withholding Knowledge of Malpractice	Lazar Emanuel
Counsel’s Stipulation Renders Assistance Ineffective	Lazar Emanuel
Counsel’s Prevention of Defendant’s Testimony Is Ineffective Assistance	Lazar Emanuel
Commentary: The Last Thing We Need	Lazar Emanuel
Court Construes Hybrid Retainer Agreement
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

MARCH
Researching Ethics Issues - A List of Sources	Mary C. Daly
Proposed SEC Standards - Round Two for the SEC Bar	Roy Simon
What Do You Mean, I Don’t Get Paid? Fee Forfeiture in New York	Ronald C. Minkoff
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

APRIL
How Nonlawyers Can Create Conflicts For Lawyers	Roy Simon
Court Strikes Key Provisions of NY Judicial Conduct Code	Lazar Emanuel
2nd Circuit Orders Discovery on Debt Collection Practices	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

May
When Prospective Clients Raise Conflicts of Interest	Roy Simon
A Lawyer’s Private Misconduct Can Lead to Suspension	Lazar Emanuel
Unbundling of Services and the Practice of Law	Lazar Emanuel
Researching Ethics Issues - a List of Original Sources	Mary C. Daly
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JUNE
Lawyer Liability to Non-Clients for Negligence in Transactions	Roy Simon
Recent Cases of Interest: Lawyers on the Firing Line	Sarah D. McShea
Court Permits Firm to Oppose Current Client	Lazar Emanuel
Court to Law Firm: No letter of Engagement, No Fee	Lazar Emanuel
Senate Committee Would Felonize Hiring of Runners	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JULY
The Attorney-Client Privilege and Public Relations Firms	Roy Simon
The Shoals to Avoid when Paying Potential Witnesses	Mary C. Daly
Malpractice Insurer Avoids Liability on Lawyer’s Policy	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

AUGUST
The “But For” Standard in Transactional Malpractice	Roy Simon
City Bar Nixes Lawyer Taping	Sarah Diane McShea
Hofstra to Hold Conference on Judicial Ethics	Lazar Emanuel
Warning to Lawyers: Choose Your Escrow Bank Carefully	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

SEPTEMBER
Law Firm LLPs Carry No Guarantees	Roy Simon
You Can’t Stop a Client from Complaining	Steven C. Krane
Hofstra School of Law Presents Ethics Conference on “Judging Judges’ Ethics”	Lazar Emanuel
The Lawyer & the Judge - Three Scenarios	Mary C. Daly
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

OCTOBER
Washington State Bar Takes on the SEC	Roy Simon
NYSBA OK’s Reciprocal Referral Arrangements with Brokers	Lazar Emanuel
When Uninvited Disclosures Become Confidences	Lazar Emanuel
ABA Defines Law Firm Obligations on Lawyer’s Mental Impairment	Lazar Emanuel
Judge Limits Application of Privilege for PR Consultant	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

NOVEMBER
Exceeding the Ethical Limits in Conducting a Litigation	Mary C. Daly
The SEC & Limited Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege	Roy Simon
City Bar Defines Rules for Checking Client Conflicts	Lazar Emanuel
Commentary: Lawyers Work Better Using Their Natural Abilities	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

DECEMBER
The SEC & Limited Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege: Part II	Roy Simon
City Bar Lists Data to Keep To Avoid Client Conflicts	Lazar Emanuel
Clients Need Not Repay Expenses in Federal Class Action	Lazar Emanuel
Improper Fee-Share Agreement Converted into Contingent Fee	Lazar Emanuel
Lawyer Need Not Disclose Insurance in Settlement Talks	Lazar Emanuel
Firm’s Opinion Letter Supports Third Party Malpractice Complaint	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel