ON PETITION FOR REVIEW OF OPINION 475 OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND DR 2-102(C).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 5, 1981.
Decided April 28, 1982.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Katharine J. Sweeney argued the cause for appellant Jacoby & Meyers (Sweeney, Bozonelis, Staehle & Woodward, attorneys).
Colette A. Coolbaugh, Secretary, argued the cause for respondent Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics (Colette A. Coolbaugh, attorney; Richard J. Engelhardt, Staff Attorney, on the brief).
Arthur Montano argued the cause for intervenor New Jersey State Bar Association (Montano, Summers, Mullen & Manuel, attorneys; Arthur Montano and Alan P. Bruce, on the brief).
Briefs were submitted on behalf of amicus curiae Robert B. Zagoria, attorney, pro se.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by PASHMAN, J.
New Jersey law firms have always included only the names of New Jersey lawyers. That custom is now enforced by Disciplinary Rule 2-102(C), which forbids the use of law firm names "unless all those named are or were members of the bar in New Jersey." The purpose of the rule is obvious. It is reasonable to expect that those listed in a law firm name are licensed to practice...
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