In re Thom

The appellant seeks to reverse an order of the Appellate Division which denied his application for approval of ‘ ‘ the * * * existence * * * and incorporation ” of the Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (hereafter Lambda) as a legal assistance corporation and dismissed the petition.

Section 495 of the Judiciary Law1 prohibits the practice of law in New York by corporations or voluntary associations, subject to certain limited exceptions set forth in subdivision 5 of section 495 which provides, in relevant part: ‘ ‘ This section shall not apply * * * to organizations organized for…