Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 20, 2011 (Perkins v. Elbilia)

*544The motion court abused its discretion by denying defendant’s motion for the pro hac vice admission of an out-of-state attorney to represent him. This State’s policy favors “representation by counsel of one’s own choosing” (Neal v Ecolab, Inc., 252 AD2d 716, 716 [1998] [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]).