2008

2008

JANUARY
Risky Business: E-Mail at Work for Personal Purposes	Jeremy R. Feinberg
The State Bar's Proposed New Rules of Professional Conduct	Roy Simon
NYSBA Website Offers Articles for Lawyers
Searching for the Facts in Lawrence v. Graubard	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

FEBRUARY
Defining Causation in Transctional Malpractice	Arthur S. Linker
NYSBA Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct - Part II	Roy Simon
Who's My Client? Part I - The Intermittent Client	Ronald C. Minkoff
Text of Proposed Rules 1.11 and 1.12
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

MARCH
Where There's a Will, There's a Way....? Ehtical Pitfalls for Lawyers Preparing and Administering Wills	Jeremy R. Feinberg
NYSBA Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct - Part III	Roy Simon
Commentary: Stern v. Bluestone Decision Troublesome	Lazar Emanuel
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

APRIL
NYSBA Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct - Part IV	Roy Simon
Judicial Campaign Ethics in New York State	Laura L. Smith
Opinion 07-188 – Judical Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Text	Lazar Emanuel

May
Who is My Client? – Part II: Vicarious or Accommodation Clients	Ronald C. Minkoff
Conflicts of Interest & "Limited Service" Pro Bono Programs: New DR 5-101-a	Roy Simon
Opinion 07-129 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Commitee on Judical Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JUNE
Restoring Civility to Depositions in an "Anything Goes" World	Jeremy R. Feinberg
The Law of Spoliation in NY: Three Recent Decisions	Roy Simon
Opinion 07-129 - Judicial Ethics Opinions of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

JULY
Ethics Research Made Easy, or, at Least, Easier	Jeremy R. Feinberg
Are Communications with Public Officials Barred by DR 7-104?	Roy Simon
Opinion 08-71 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

AUGUST
Wrong Plaintiff? Wrong Defendant? – Beware a Motion for Sanctions	Lazar Emanuel
Who Controls a Disbarred Attorney's Trust Account?	Roy Simon
Opinion 07-158 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

SEPTEMBER
Undeniably Important – Pro Bono Work Made Easier by Recent Ethics Developments	Jeremy R. Feinberg
The ABA Screening Proposals (Part I)	Roy Simon
Represent Multiple Clients? Not so Fast.	Aaron J. Schecter
Opinion 08-91 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

OCTOBER
The ABA Screenig Proposals (Part II)	Roy Simon
Searching for the Truth – a Function of the Judiciary	Lazar Emanuel
Opinion 08-91 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

NOVEMBER
Conflicts in Arbitration Proceedings: Two Recent Federal Cases	Roy Simon
A Second Look at Secondment – Advantageous to All, But Not Without Risks	Jeremy R. Feinberg
Arbitration of Fee Disputes – Real or Only an Illusion	Lazar Emanuel
Opinion 08-105 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel

DECEMBER
Who May Use the Title "Partner"	Roy Simon
Fixing the Date when the Client Relationship Ends	Lazar Emanuel
NYSBA Opinion 827 (11/03/08) – Paying Fees to Client Auditors
Opinion 08-134 – Judicial Ethics Opinions from the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Self-Assessment Test	Lazar Emanuel