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IN RE APPLICATION OF LiVOLSI

85 N.J. 576 (1981)

428 A.2d 1268

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF PHILIP J. LiVOLSI, PETITIONER.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Wood argued the cause for petitioner (Console, Marmero and LiVolsi, attorneys).

Bernard F. Conway argued the cause for amicus curiae, New Jersey State Bar Association.

Andrea M. Silkowitz, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the State of New Jersey (John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by WILENTZ, C.J.

This case involves challenges to the constitutionality and desirability of the Fee Arbitration Committees (Committees) established by this Court in R.1:20A pursuant to our constitutional authority to regulate the practice of law. The Rule's purpose was to provide a satisfactory mechanism for the resolution of fee disputes between attorneys and their clients. As presently constituted, a Committee must arbitrate...

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