The
board voted 4 - 0 that Schopf, a Republican and an attorney who is an elected at - large representative for Clifton Park on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, is considered a town official under Clifton Park's ethics code and as such should not appear in town court representing clients cited for town code violations, or those who have received vehicle or traffic tic
board voted 4 - 0 that Schopf, a Republican and an attorney who is an elected at - large representative for Clifton Park on the Saratoga County
Board of Supervisors, is considered a town official under Clifton Park's ethics code and as such should not appear in town court representing clients cited for town code violations, or those who have received vehicle or traffic tic
Board of Supervisors, is considered a town official under Clifton Park's
ethics code and as such should not appear in town court representing clients cited for town code violations, or those who have
received vehicle or traffic tickets.
«If you've been hired because of your connection to a powerful person, you don't have to be working directly for that person to
receive special treatment,» said Richard Briffault, a professor of legislation at Columbia Law School who chairs New York City's Conflicts of Interest
Board, the city's independent
ethics oversight panel.
Board certification is one of the highest recognitions a lawyer can
receive, recognizing an attorney's knowledge, skill and proficiency, professionalism, and
ethics in his or her practice.
The facts in the Levant case are far more compelling than that in Groia, and he has certainly
received far more criticism by several
ethic boards and tribunals.