Opinion No. 45, Committee on Professional Ethics, New York State Bar Assn, 39 N. Y. St. B. J. 455 (1967). Cf. ABA Opinion 258 (1943). XXIV 29 30 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY who withdraws from a firm but continues to practice law should be omitted from the firm name in order to avoid misleading the public. EC 2-12 A lawyer occupy:ng a judicial, legislative, or public executive or.