Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1927

In re Brooklyn Bar Association

In re Brooklyn Bar Association
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided June 15, 1927
221 A.D. 769
In re Brooklyn Bar Association

Opinion of the Court

Report of official referee confirmed. The referee has reported that justice will be done in this matter by a reprimand, to be administered to the respondent. In that recommendation the grievance committee of the Bar Association concurs. This court, therefore, reprimands the respondent for violating the statute which prohibits the division *770of fees between an attorney and a layman in consideration of the layman’s obtaining law business for the attorney. Present — Kelly, P. J., Manning, Young, Kapper and Lazansky, JJ.

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