In re O'Neill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Disciplinary proceedings instituted by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The respondent was admitted to the bar in November, 1897, and since that date has practiced and is now practicing in the First Judicial District. The petition alleges that the respondent has been guilty of misconduct, (a) that since 1906 respondent has been engaged almost exclusively in litigation growing out of claims for personal injuries or death and has made it a business to seek litigation of that kind. For that purpose he has had among his employees Jeremiah F. Sullivan, Walter F. Peck and Alexander Wuerz, who are not attorneys and one of whose duties it was to solicit…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Wylde v. Northern Railroad Co. of New JerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Charges of Association of the Bar v. RandelNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Hislop v. TaaffeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mildner v. GulottaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1976
- In re SibenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- Mildner v. GulottaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1976