Is it a conflict of interest for a lawyer to pay his employer's legal fees?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McDonald, 505 N.Y.S.2d 824, 68 N.Y.2d 1 (N.Y. 1986):
3 Cf. Wood v. Georgia, 450 U.S. 261, 101 S.Ct. 1097, 67 L.Ed.2d 220 [defendant's legal fees paid by his employer]; Judd, Conflicts of Interest--A Trial Judge's Notes, 44 Fordham L.Rev. 1097, 1099-1102; Code of Professional Responsibility EC 5-1, 5-21, 5-22; DR 5-101(A); 5-107(A).
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