NEW YORK BAR ASSN. v. JACOBY


61 N.Y.2d 130 (1984)

New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association, Appellant, v. Leonard D. Jacoby et al., Individually and as Copartners Doing Business as Jacoby & Meyers, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Siller, Edward G. Galian and Irving Smith for appellant.

Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, WACHTLER, MEYER and KAYE concur; Judge SIMONS taking no part.


JONES, J.

A multistate law firm (consisting of partners admitted to practice in different States) may practice law in New York State if at least one of its active partners is admitted to practice in this State, and it may conduct such practice under a firm name comprised of a combination of surnames, although none of them is the surname of a partner licensed to practice in New York. The firm may use a

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