Legal Opinion
Matter of Cooperman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 17, 1994PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether the appellant attorney violated the Code of Professional Responsibility by repeatedly using special nonrefundable retainer fee agreements with his clients. Essentially, such arrangements are marked by the payment of a nonrefundable fee for specific services, in advance and irrespective of whether any professional services are actually rendered. The local Grievance Committee twice warned the lawyer that he should not use these agreements. After a third complaint and completion of prescribed grievance proceedings, the…
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