Ethics Opinions
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics
Formal Opinion 2012-1: OBLIGATIONS UPON RECEIVING A DOCUMENT NOT INTENDED FOR THE RECIPIENT
Formal Opinion 2011-2: THIRD PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING
Formal Opinion 2011-1: Contacting Former Clients Represented by Successor Counsel
Formal Opinion 2010-3: Settlement Agreements Requiring the Financial Assistance of Counsel
Formal Opinion 2010-2: OBTAINING EVIDENCE FROM SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES
Formal Opinion 2010-1: Use of Client Engagement Letters To Authorize the Return or Destruction of Client Files at the Conclusion of a Matter
Formal Opinion 2009-6: Aggregate Settlements
Formal Opinion 2009-5: Discouraging Unrepresented Witnesses from Voluntarily Cooperating with Adversaries
Formal Opinion 2009-3: Conflicts Arising When Hiring Law School Graduates Who Participate in Law School Legal Clinics
Formal Opinion 2009-1: The No-contact Rule and Communications Sent Simultaneously to Represented Persons and Their Lawyers
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