Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Koeppel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1995PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
Can an attorney who has not complied with Judiciary Law § 468-o’s registration requirements nonetheless recover payment for professional legal services rendered during the period of noncompliance? Concluding that the public policies underlying the State’s attorney-registration system do not furnish a reason to nullify otherwise valid contractual obligations, we hold that the failure to register does not preclude an attorney’s recovery of professional fees.
Plaintiff was admitted to the Bar in 1958 after complying with the applicable educational, examination and…
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