Cheshire Academy v. Lee

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alan J. Saks, J.

Plaintiff’s attorney of record is Gerald Hecht, Esq. His office address of record is on Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury, Connecticut, and he appears to be a member of the New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania Bars. He has applied to enter a default judgment for $2,842.37, the sum certain sued for, together with an attorney fee of 20% thereof, namely, $568.47. The application is denied in toto for the following reasons:

1. A nonresident attorney, even one admitted to the Bar in New York, may not practico law in this State unless he or she maintains a bona fide…