Legal Opinion
El Gemayel v. Seaman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1988PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
The question presented for our review is whether services rendered by plaintiff to defendant in connection with a Lebanese legal matter constituted the unlawful practice of law in New York such that the contract for such services is illegal and therefore unenforceable (Spivak v Sachs, 16 NY2d 163). We agree with the courts below that plaintiffs conduct did not constitute the unlawful practice of law in New York within the meaning of Judiciary Law § 478 and that, therefore, the contract is not void on this ground.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- People v. . AlfaniNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Bliss v. AchNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Spivak v. SachsNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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