In re Association of the Bar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, P. J.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York County Lawyers’ Association and Bronx County Bar Association, the three representative associations of lawyers in the First Department, have presented to this court a joint petition, wherein they set forth that there exists in this department a practice commonly known as “ ambulance chasing,” that is, the solicitation by lawyers of their employment to prosecute damage cases on the basis of the contingent fees, the amount of which is not fixed with reference to the nature or extent of the prospective services. Such agreements of…
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