The New York Rules of Professional Conduct Fall 2011
Rules, Commentary, and Practice Aids
Edited by New York County Lawyers' Association Ethics Instit
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Edited by New York, New York New York County Lawyers' Association Ethics Instit
The New York County Lawyers' Association celebrated 100 years of establishment in 2008. NYCLA's bedrock principles have been the inclusion of all who wish to join and the active pursuit of legal system reform. From the beginning, NYCLA has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence. The Association has also had a powerful impact on both the law and public policy.
Contributors:
Steven C. Krane is a partner in Proskauer Rose LLP, where he represents lawyers and law firms in legal ethics and professional liability matters. He is Co-Chair of the firm's Law Firm Advisory Practice Group, and serves as Deputy General Counsel. Mr. Krane was the Chair of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, President of the New York State Bar Association, and has been chair of the NYSBA Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct and its predecessor since 1995. Mr. Krane has served as a member of the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics, and devoted nine years to the New York City Bar's Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, including three years as Chair from 1993 to 1996. He is currently a Special Referee for disciplinary cases in the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.
Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Professor and Director, Louis Stein Center of Law and Ethics, Fordham University School of Law.
Sarah Jo Hamilton is in private practice at Scalise & Hamilton. She was previously Secretary to the Committee on Character and Fitness for the First Judicial Department. She has also served as Special Trial Counsel and First Deputy Chief Counsel at the Department Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department.
Michael S. Ross is the principal of the Law Offices of Michael S. Ross, where he concentrates his practice in attorney ethics and criminal law. He is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division, SDNY and also served as an Assistant Disrtict Attorney in Kings County.
Lewis Tesser is a senior partner of Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP, concentrating in domestic and international business law, professional practices, discipline and litigation. He is currently Co-Chair of the Professional Discipline Committee of the New York County Lawyers' Association, as well as Co-Chair of NYCLA's Committee on CLE and Chair of NYCLA's Ethic's Institute.