Legal Opinion
Toren v. Anderson, Kill & Olick, P. C.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 8, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Helen E. Freedman, J.
In this breach of contract action involving legal fees and disbursements, plaintiff David Toren raises two issues. The first, not previously addressed in New York, is whether a professional services corporation of lawyers organized under Business Corporation Law article 15 can represent itself, even though the corporation’s members cannot be held individually liable. The second issue concerns disqualification. of a particular attorney.
Plaintiff Toren seeks to disqualify John H. Doyle, III, a member of defendant Anderson, Kill & Olick, P. C. (AKO), a…
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