New Jersey State Bar Association, a Corporation of the State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant and…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Title Company’s preparation of legal instruments and charging for search and abstract services constituted the unauthorized practice of law, reversed the lower court’s dismissal and remanded for entry of an injunction, and affirmed the taxation of costs against the Mortgage Associates and Abstract Company. The Court emphasized that the state constitution vests exclusive jurisdiction over admission to the practice of law in this Court and that the Legislature cannot authorize corporations to practice law.