2004

2004

JANUARY
Anticipating and Responding to Client Perjury	Roy Simon
Threatening Criminal Charges to Obtain Civil Advantage	Lazar Emanuel
Per Diem Lawyers Subject To Sanctions for Missing Court Appearances	Sarah Diane McShea
Spargo Inquiry Proceeds	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

FEBRUARY
The Year in Review: Three Important NYSBA Ethics Opinions	Roy Simon
Court Disqualifies Firm for Former-Client Conflict	Mary C. Daly
State Bar Committee Proposes Four New Ethics Rules	Lazar Emanuel
Reciprocal Discipline Imposed For Deceptive Advertising	Lazar Emanuel
Reasonable Advice Is Not Ineffective Assistance of Counsel	Lazar Emanuel
Recent Matters of Interest: Business Corp. Law §1505(a) Applies to Lawyer in P.C.	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

MARCH
Should New York Adopt The ABA Model Rules?	Roy Simon
The Uncertain Legacy of Wieder v. Skala	Ronald C. Minkoff
Town Attorney May Not Act As Defense Counsel	Lazar Emanuel
Attorney May Assign His Interest in Contingency Fee	Lazar Emanuel
A Lawyer's Obligation to Disclose His Own Mistake	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

APRIL
Who Is A Law Firm “Partner” in a Suit for Discrimination?	Roy Simon
Lawyers Must Accommodate ADA Disabilities	Lazar Emanuel
Beware When Client Claims Breach of Fiduciary Duty	Mary C. Daly
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

May
Changing a Fee Agreement in Midstream	Roy Simon
Adverse Testimony by Defense Counsel Constitutes Ineffective Assistance	Lazar Emanuel
Nassau Bar Rejects Lawyer Role in Arbitration Firm	Lazar Emanuel
Lawyer Faces Sanctions for Assertions in Brief	Lazar Emanuel
Courts Consider Third-Party Malpractice Claims	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JUNE
Privilege and Adverse Inferences in Patent Infringement Litigation	Roy Simon
The Duty to Disclose All Settlement Offers	Mary C. Daly
ABA Rule Would Require Malpractice Insurance Notice	Lazar Emanuel
Court Applies Baldi to Appellate Counsel	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JULY
Willful Infringement Litigation - Waiver & Work Product Protection	Roy Simon
Court Rejects Disqualification for Unauthorized Contact	Lazar Emanuel
Supervising Non-Lawyers Hired from another Law Firm	Lazar Emanuel
Discharged Contingent Fee Lawyer May Recover for Services	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test

AUGUST
Willful Infringement Litigation - Waiver & Work Product Protection - Part II	Roy Simon
Hot Current Topics in Lawyer Supervision	Ronald C. Minkoff
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

SEPTEMBER
Depositions of Opposing Counsel - Developing Law	Roy Simon
The Duty to Preserve E-Data When Litigation Threatens	Lazar Emanuel
When Is A Law Firm a Debt Collector?	Lazar Emanuel
Lawyer Attacks Vagueness of Specialization Rule	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

OCTOBER
Depositions of Opposing Counsel - Developing Law	Roy Simon
Wrongful Discharge Supports Claim in Quantum Meruit	Lazar Emanuel
No Adverse Inference from Invocation of Privilege	Lazar Emanuel
Protecting the Rights of Non-English Speakers	Lazar Emanuel
Lawyer with Minimal Involvement Sued in Malpractice	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

NOVEMBER
Second Dept. Issues Report On Admissions & Discipline	Lazar Emanuel
Patenting Legal Methods: Patently Unethical?	Roy Simon
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

DECEMBER
Can You Appeal Adverse Privilege Rulings In Discovery?	Roy Simon
NYSBA Ethics Issues New Opinions - 778, 779/2004	Lazar Emanuel
When a Prison Inmate Threatens Suicide	Brad Rudin & Betsy Hutchings
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel