James Townsend provides an overview of Professional Responsibility in the state of New York between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. He discusses the protection of confidences, advertising and solicitation, judiciary law, disciplinary matters, and disqualification for conflict of interest.
Mr. Townsend is the managing partner of Remington, Gifford, Williams & Colicchio, LLP, a small general civil practice firm in Rochester; he is a member of the New York State Bar Association Ethics Committee and a member and immediate past chair of the Monroe County Bar Association’s Ethics Committee; he has chaired the Seventh Judicial District Attorney Grievance Committee; he has presented in several state and local programs regarding ethics; and he has been a guest speaker on several occasions.