Legal Opinion

In re Kelly

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 12, 1968PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.

Respondents Kelly and Whalen appeal from an order of the Appellate Division suspending each respondent from the Bar for a period of two years. In a memorandum *372decision, that court confirmed in part and rejected in part a report of the Eeferee sustaining charges of professional misconduct.

There are two principal issues. The first relates to the sufficiency of the evidence in finding respondents guilty of professional misconduct in the representation of conflicting interests (Canons of Professional Ethics, canon 61). The second involves the sufficiency of the evidence in finding respondents…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Cohen v. HurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. CannonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by108 opinions

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  3. In Re RobertsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
  4. Flatt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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