In re Koffler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Shapiro, J.
We today hold that an attorney’s mailing of letters to individuals identified as prospective clients and to real estate brokers for the purpose of establishing an attorney-client relationship and soliciting a retainer in the identified transaction for the attorney’s pecuniary gain, exceeds the bounds of permissible commercial speech and is properly proscribed by section 479 of the Judiciary Law (which makes unlawful the "soliciting] either directly or indirectly [of] legal business”) and DR 2-103 (A) of the Code of Professional Responsibility (which essentially…
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