Janis M Meyer

September 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers' duty of competence now includes a component not widely discussed until recently—the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the practice…

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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July 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, which provides a valuable service to New York lawyers (and clients) by giving guidance to practitioners on ethical issues, has issued a number of ethics opinions in the past six months, a few of which are discussed in this article.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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March 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

When approached with a new potential representation, a lawyer needs to do a conflicts check. Once that clears, what is stopping them from jumping in and getting as much information as possible to demonstrate to the potential client that they are the right choice? In reality, they should take precautions to ensure that not only the lawyer but the entire firm are not disqualified.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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January 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

This article is the second (of two) to consider New York City Bar Association Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Formal Opinion 2023-1 addressing "Attorney Departing From a Law Firm." In this article, Anthony Davis and Janis Meyer discuss the Opinion's further treatment of the subjects of communications with clients.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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November 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

This article considers a recent opinion from the New York City Bar Association Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Opinion 2023-1 on the topic of attorneys departing from a law firm. This is a subject we have frequently discussed in this column in the past, albeit not recently, and the opinion is a useful summary of the guiding principles involved when lawyers move between law firms.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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September 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued Formal Opinion 508 on the topic of the ethics of witness preparation. Although the opinion does not break new ground, this is a subject of perennial importance, even more so in the age of remote proceedings, and is worth considering again in the light of this new offering.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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October 29, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer discuss the meaning and scope of personal interest conflicts specifically in connection with lawyers' relationships with opposing counsel.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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September 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer discuss two recent ethics opinions from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics addressed the duties of lawyers with respect to the Retention And Disposition Of Lawyer's Closed Files (Opinion 1192, issued in June) and the Disposition Of Wills (Opinion 1182, issued in January), which we previously addressed in March.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

9 minute read

May 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony Davis and Janis Meyer address some of the specific ways the New York Rules of Professional Conduct require particular vigilance in the world of the "new normal" remote workplace.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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March 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer address the meaning and practical application of lawyers' duties to safeguard client property under New York Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15.

By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer

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