With the advent of the Internet and other advances in twenty-first century communication technology, law firms have needed to change with the times. These technologies do not have State borders, and therefore, the practice of commercial law is now often national in scope.

The Nissenbaum Law Group has met this challenge. While the firm has offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, it routinely practices law in a number of other states, as well.  For example, the firm has represented clients in California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota and Georgia, to name just a few.

It has been able to do so, based upon the changes that have come about nationally as a result of the recommendations of a Commission of the American Bar Association.  The Commission advised all the State Bars that they should consider allowing attorneys who are not licensed in their jurisdictions to handle non-litigation matters under certain circumstances. Most (but not all) States have adopted this "multi-jurisdictional" rule, and the Nissenbaum Law Group has utilized this procedure to practice in many of those States in which it would not otherwise be authorized to practice.

There are other rules that allow out-of-state attorneys to handle litigation in jurisdictions in which they are not licensed.  For example, there are rules that authorize attorneys to obtain permission from the court where a lawsuit is pending to allow the attorneys to practice "pro hac vice" before the court. The Nissenbaum Law Group has availed itself of this procedure, as well. For example, the firm has been admitted to practice before the Ohio and Florida Courts in regard to major litigation matters that it successfully handled.