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Consumer Information

• NYS Directory of Attorneys - Attorney Registration Inquiry
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• Know Your Escrow Rights
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• What's A Power of Attorney?: Answers for New Yorkers
• Durable Power of Attorney - Statutory Form (in .PDF format)

Professional Associations

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Ethics and Escrow Materials

• Disciplinary Rules of the Code of Professional Responsibility
• DR 9-102: Attorney Trust Account and Recordkeeping Rule (22 NYCRR Part 1200.46)
• Escrow Funds of Missing Clients (22 NYCRR 1200.46(f))
• Dishonored Check Notice Rule (22 NYCRR Part 1300)
• The Dishonored Check Notice Rule - Year 2001 Update (PDF)
• Interest on Lawyer Accounts (IOLA) Statute
• A Practical Guide to Attorney Trust Accounting and Record Keeping (March 1995)
• Know Your Escrow Rights (Lawyers' Edition)
• Attorney Trust Accounts - New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinions:
Opinion 680 - Credit Lines; Attorney exchange accounts.
Opinion 582 - Retention of interest from settlement.
Opinion 575 - Duty to deposit realty escrow to interest-bearing account.
Opinion 570 - Deposit of retainer; Ownership of funds; Interest earned on advance fees.
Opinion 554 - Participation in IOLA.
Opinion 693 - Use of signature stamp by paralegal.
Opinion 90 - Deposit of client funds to savings account.

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• E-Courts - UCS Case Tracker
• Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program (22 NYCRR Part 137)
• Written Letters of Engagement Rule (22 NYCRR Part 1215)(Effective March 2002)
• Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (22 NYCRR Part 1500)
• NYS Lawyer Assistance Trust
• The Hidden Costs of Lawyer Regulation (PDF)
• Appendix of CLE Materials for New York Lawyers (PDF - Nov 1999)

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• ABA Model Rules for Client Protection Fund
• ABA Ethics 2000 Commission Report on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct
• Conference of Chief Justices: A National Action Plan on Lawyer Conduct and Professionalism
• Legal Ethics - Internet and Technology Issues



Law Practice Links

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