ARTICLE · 08 APRIL 2015

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: April 2015

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Here are summaries of two ethics opinions issued in January and February 2015.

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Here are summaries of two ethics opinions issued in January and February 2015. The first opinion was issued by the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics, and the second by the NYC Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics. NYLER will continue to provide updates on new ethics opinions issued by these and other ethics committees in New York State.

For information about how to obtain an ethics opinion from the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics, please visit http://www.nysba.org/Ethics/.

For information about how to obtain an ethics opinion from the NYC Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, please visit http://www.nycbar.org/ethics/informal-ethics-opinions/.

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