| Description |
1 online resource (xxix+, 410 pages) |
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New York Rules of Professional Conduct
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New York Rules of Professional Conduct.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
Annotation With the recent adoption of the Rules of Professional Conduct by the State of New York, attorneys licensed to practice in the State of New York will need access to the most current case law, opinions, and in-depth commentary governing ethical conduct to avoid costly and time consuming disciplinary proceedings. This publication, edited by the New York County Lawyers' Association, includes the complete New York Rules of Professional Conduct, selected state and federal statutes and court rules, a comprehensive index, and a Code-to-Rules correlation table comparing the provisions of the new Rules to their comparable provisions in the prior Code. The New York Rules of Professional Conductprovides in-depth analysis of each ethics rule for real practice as well as a best practices section on how to protect your law license, practice tips, warning and alerts, and other helpful articles. Practitioner- and specialty-oriented commentary addresses issues specific to practice areas. For ease of use, finding aids including a cumulative index, table of rules, table of cases, a bibliography as well as topically-organized annotations of relevant ethics opinions, cases and forms are provided. Cross references compare the recent New York Rules with the past New York Code and current ABA Model Rules. This publication can be purchased as a subscription and is published twice per year. |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Tribute to Mary C. Daly""; ""Introduction: The Rules of Professional Conduct""; ""Some Historical Perspectives on New York�s Rules of Professional Conduct""; ""Rule 1.0: Terminology""; ""Rule 1.1: Competence""; ""Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer""; ""Rule 1.3: Diligence""; ""Rule 1.4: Communication""; ""Rule 1.5: Fees and Divisions of Fees""; ""Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information""; ""Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients"" |
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""Rule 1.8: Current Clients: Specific Conflicts of Interest Rules""""Rule 1.9: Duties to Former Clients""; ""Rule 1.10: Imputation of Conflicts of Interest""; ""Rule 1.11: Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees""; ""Rule 1.12: Specific Conflicts of Interest for Former Judges, Arbitrators, Mediators, or Other Third-Party Neutrals""; ""Rule 1.13: Organization as Client""; ""Rule 1.14: Client with Diminished Capacity""; ""Rule 1.15: Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of Others; Fiduciary Responsibility |
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Commingling and Misappropriation of Client Funds or Property Maintenance of Bank Accounts; Record Keeping; Examination of Records""; ""Rule 1.16: Declining or Terminating Representation""; ""Rule 1.17: Sale of Law Practice""; ""Rule 1.18: Duties to Prospective Clients""; ""Rule 2.1: Advisor""; ""Rule 2.2: [Reserved]""; ""Rule 2.3: Evaluation for Use by Third Persons""; ""Rule 2.4: Lawyer Serving as Third-Party Neutral""; ""Rule 3.1: Non-Meritorious Claims and Contentions""; ""Rule 3.2: Delay of Litigation""; ""Rule 3.3: Conduct Before a Tribunal"" |
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""Rule 3.4: Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel""""Rule 3.5: Maintaining and Preserving the Impartiality of Tribunals and Jurors""; ""Rule 3.6: Trial Publicity""; ""Rule 3.7: Lawyer as Witness""; ""Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of Prosecutors and Other Government Lawyers""; ""Rule 3.9: Advocate in Non-Adjudicative Matters""; ""Rule 4.1: Truthfulness in Statements to Others""; ""Rule 4.2: Communication with Person Represented by Counsel""; ""Rule 4.3: Communicating with Unrepresented Persons""; ""Rule 4.4: Respect for Rights of Third Persons"" |
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""Rule 4.5: Communication after Incidents Involving Personal Injury or Wrongful Death""""Rule 5.1: Responsibilities of Law Firms, Partners, Managers and Supervisory Lawyers""; ""Rule 5.2: Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer""; ""Rule 5.3: Lawyer�s Responsibility for Conduct of Nonlawyers""; ""Rule 5.4: Professional Independence of a Lawyer""; ""Rule 5.5: Unauthorized Practice of Law""; ""Rule 5.6: Restrictions on Right to Practice""; ""Rule 5.7: Responsibilities Regarding Nonlegal Services""; ""Rule 5.8: Contractual Relationship Between Lawyers and Nonlegal Professionals"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. New York rules of professional conduct.
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Legal ethics -- New York (State)
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ethics Institute (New York County Lawyers' Association)
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| Added Title |
Rules and commentary |
| Other Form: |
Print version: New York Rules of Professional Conduct 2011 Spring. Oxford Univ Pr 2011 9780199826100 (OCoLC)699767171 |
| ISBN |
9780199878239 (electronic bk.) |
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0199878234 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199826100 |
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0199826102 |
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