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In the Matter of Donald William Leo, a Disbarred Attorney, Appellant.

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64 Cited authorities

  1. Toure v. Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc.

    98 N.Y.2d 345 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 5,160 times
    Holding that MRI tests showing injury and muscle spasms support finding of serious injury under New York law

  2. Pommells v. Perez

    4 N.Y.3d 566 (N.Y. 2005)   Cited 2,058 times
    Holding that a plaintiff's claim survived summary judgment when her doctor stated that she had suffered severe and permanent injuries and that opinion was supported by measurements of loss of range of motion and an MRI revealing herniated discs

  3. Bates v. State Bar of Arizona

    433 U.S. 350 (1977)   Cited 1,041 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state rule barring lawyers from advertising their services was not challengeable under the Sherman Act but also that the state rule, as applied, violated the attorneys' First Amendment free speech rights

  4. Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar

    421 U.S. 773 (1975)   Cited 802 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a minimum fee schedule enforced by the Virginia state bar did not fall within the Parker exception because the fee schedule was not mandated by the Virginia Supreme Court and thus it could not "fairly be said that the State of Virginia through its Supreme Court Rules required the anticompetitive activities"

  5. In re Ruffalo

    390 U.S. 544 (1968)   Cited 779 times
    Holding that a lawyer involved in disbarment proceedings is, like a criminal defendant, entitled to "fair notice of the charge," but never explaining how such notice can be provided

  6. Hooper Associates Ltd. v. AGS Computers, Inc.

    74 N.Y.2d 487 (N.Y. 1989)   Cited 1,379 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the plaintiff could not recover attorneys' fees from the defendant without express language in the agreement permitting such a recovery

  7. JMD Holding Corp. v. Congress Financial Corp.

    4 N.Y.3d 373 (N.Y. 2005)   Cited 709 times
    Finding that plaintiff was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law where it failed to present evidence that liquidated damages were grossly disproportionate or that actual damages were capable of precise estimation at the time of the agreement's execution.

  8. Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners

    353 U.S. 232 (1957)   Cited 974 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state cannot exclude a person from the practice of law based on failure to satisfy its standards of qualification "when there is no basis for their finding that he fails to meet these standards"

  9. In re Griffiths

    413 U.S. 717 (1973)   Cited 373 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding unconstitutional a Connecticut law barring aliens from becoming lawyers

  10. People v. Antommarchi

    80 N.Y.2d 247 (N.Y. 1992)   Cited 541 times
    Recognizing a defendant's right to be present at sidebar conferences during jury selection

  11. Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law

    42 U.S.C. § 1981   Cited 37,823 times   234 Legal Analyses
    Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

  12. Section 691.10 - Conduct of disbarred, suspended or resigned attorneys; abandonment of practice by attorney

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 691.10   Cited 2,210 times

    (a) Compliance with Judiciary Law. Disbarred, suspended or resigned attorneys-at-law shall comply fully and completely with the letter and spirit of sections 478, 479, 484 and 486 of the Judiciary Law relating to practicing as attorneys-at-law without being admitted and registered, and soliciting of business on behalf of an attorney-at-law and the practice of law by an attorney who has been disbarred, suspended or convicted of a felony. (b) Compensation. A disbarred, suspended or resigned attorney