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MTR. OF KOFFLER

70 A.D.2d 252 (1979)

In the Matter of Alfred S. Koffler and William Henry Harrison, Jr., Attorneys, Respondents Joint Bar Association Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, Petitioner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

October 1, 1979

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis F. Doran (Louis J. Profera and Grace D. Moran of counsel), for petitioner.

Clark Wulf Levine & Peratis (Melvin L. Wulf and Thomas P. Kerrigan of counsel), for respondents.

MOLLEN, P. J., HOPKINS, RABIN and GULOTTA, JJ., concur.

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...

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