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MATTER OF GREENE

54 N.Y.2d 118 (1981)

In the Matter of Alan I. Greene, an Attorney (Admitted to Practice as Alan Ira Green), Appellant. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JEREMIAH S. GUTMAN for appellant.

Richard E. Grayson for respondent.

Richard G. Collins for Four Anonymous Attorneys, amici curiae.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur with Judge MEYER; Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in an separate opinion in which Chief Judge COOKE concurs.

MEYER, J.

To the extent that section 479 of the Judiciary Law and DR2-103 (A) of the Code of Professional Responsibility proscribe advertising of attorneys' services by direct mail addressed to real estate brokers, those provisions regulate the manner rather than the content of commercial speech and, the regulations being reasonable and the State having a substantial...

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