An attorney may exercise his right to represent himself in a breach of contract and legal malpractice lawsuit because the plaintiff failed to give any compelling reason against it, a state appeals court has ruled.
“An attorney, like any other litigant, has the right, both constitutional and statutory, to self-representation,” wrote an Appellate Division, Second Department, panel in Herczl v. Feinsilver, 504440/13.
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