Legal Opinion
In re Koffler
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1980PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
Direct mail solicitation of potential clients by lawyers is constitutionally protected commercial speech which may be regulated but not proscribed. The Appellate Division’s contrary holding, predicated upon an artificial distinction between solicitation and advertising, should, therefore, be reversed, without costs.
The appeal comes before us as of right, on constitutional grounds. It is from an order of the Appellate Division, made in a disciplinary proceeding, which confirmed the report of the referee that respondents-appellants Koffler and Harrison (hereafter…
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