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The Long Process Of Change: The 1990 Amendments To The New York Code Of Professional Responsibility, Marjorie E. Gross
The Long Process Of Change: The 1990 Amendments To The New York Code Of Professional Responsibility, Marjorie E. Gross
Fordham Urban Law Journal
“The purposes of this Article are to describe the significant changes to the 1970 (New York) Code (of Professional Responsibility) and to give a firsthand account of the amendment process. Part I explains the process by which the Appellate Divisions adopt Disciplinary Rules promulgated by the New York State Bar Association. Part II discusses the specific amendments to the 1970 Code which became effective September 1, 1990. Part III summarizes the overall results of the amendments to the Code. “The principal changes reflected in the 1990 Code include: making a lawyer subject to discipline for unlawfully discriminating in the practice …