IN RE WEISS, HEALEY & REA


109 N.J. 246 (1988)

536 A.2d 266

IN RE WEISS, HEALEY & REA AND INDIVIDUALLY, JOSEPH C. WEISS, JAMES F. HEALEY AND THOMAS REA.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Cahill, Jr., argued the cause for appellants, Weiss, Healey & Rea, etc., et al. (Cahill, Wilinski & Cahill, attorneys; Daniel M. Baker, on the brief).

Michael R. Clancy, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause, for respondent, Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics (W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Elmer M. Matthews argued the cause, for amicus curiae American Insurance Association.

Jan M. Schlesinger argued the cause, for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association.


The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

Lawyers and judges often ask, as did the playwright, "What's in a name?" Scholastic Sys., Inc. v. LeLoup, 307 So.2d 166, 171 (Fla. 1974); Brazeal v. Redburn, 638 S.W.2d 771, 772 (Mo. App. 1982); Farmers Ins. Co. v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 613 S.W.2d 158, 161 (Mo. App. 1981). Apparently...

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