Case Name: East Forty-Fourth Street LLC, Respondent, v. Yusuf Bildirici, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-01-22
Citations: 58 A.D.3d 542
Docket Number: 
Parties: East Forty-Fourth Street LLC, Respondent, v Yusuf Bildirici, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 542–542

Head Matter:
East Forty-Fourth Street LLC, Respondent, v Yusuf Bildirici, Appellant.
[870 NYS2d 790]

Opinion:
Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), entered September 4, 2008, which, insofar as appealed from, denied defendant's motion to disqualify plaintiffs attorney, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Disqualification for violation of Code of Professional Responsibility DR 5-102 (22 NYCRR 1200.21), which requires withdrawal by counsel if it appears that he will be called as a witness, was properly denied in the absence of a showing that the testimony of plaintiffs attorney will be necessary to establish the claim or prejudicial in the event the attorney is called (see Kirshon, Shron, Cornell & Teitelbaum v Savarese, 182 AD2d 911 [1992]). Concur—Tom, J.E, Andrias, Nardelli, Catterson and Moskowitz, JJ.