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One organization asked about helping to pay for food and rent in the immigrant communities it served. Another lawyer said that they wanted to contribute to a community restaurant that served low-income residents, but faced potential disciplinary action if they attempted to do so.
April 27, 2020 at 04:00 PM
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The New York City Bar Association has urged a panel of the state’s top judges to adopt a proposed rule change that would allow attorneys to provide financial assistance to poor clients and those they are working for on a pro bono basis.
The City Bar said in an April 24 letter to the Administrative Board of the Courts that the COVID-19 pandemic had created an “urgent need” to amend state ethics rules, which forbid lawyers from contributing money to litigation clients.
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