In a case that illustrates the potential pitfalls out-of-state attorneys face when practicing pro hac vice, a New York lawyer defending a New Jersey lawsuit was removed from the case after he signed papers that were to be signed only by a lawyer licensed to practice in New Jersey.

Noah Katz of Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer was removed from Pender v. Beiter, a personal injury case, by Hudson County Presiding Civil Judge Mary Costello on July 11.

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