Committee on Professional Ethics (Overrules in part Opinion No. 22, 128, 200, and 206) Topic: Dual practice; Certified Public Accountant; Letterheads; Professional Cards Digest of the Committee: “Letterhead and professional cards may state lawyer is licensed as a certified public accountant” Code (opinion issued prior to adoption of current rules): DR 2-101 (A) through (D), […]
Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Listing of Lawyer Admitted only in Foreign Jurisdiction on Letterhead of New York firm Digest of The Committee: “A lawyer admitted only in a foreign country may be listed as an associate on the letter-head of a New York law firm if there is an appropriate indication that he is […]
Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Letterhead Digest of the Committee: “Improper to list an attorney as ‘inactive’ on firm’s letterhead after he has commenced practice in another jurisdiction” Code (opinion issued prior to adoption of current rules): EC 2-11; DR 2-102(A)(4); 2-102(B), (C) The full text is available at http://www.nysba.org…
Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Professional Cards; Indication of Foreign Language Ability Digest of the Committee: “Professional card may not indicate foreign language ability but may be printed in English and one other language” Code (opinion issued prior to adoption of current rules): DR 2-102(A)(1); 2-102(A)(6); 2-103(A); Canon 2 The full text is available […]