How do I report a lawyer to the N.Y.S. bar association for ethical misconduct?

Question

How do I report a lawyer to the N.Y.S. bar association for ethical misconduct?

Answer 1

Go look in the phone book

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Go to the bar's website, or call their ethics department. They will walk you through the procedure for filing a complaint.



Note that New York is not an integrated bar, which means the bar association is not the licensing body. Rather, it is just a voluntary professional association. The actual licensing body is the Office of Court Administration (first link below).

Answer 4

There is a Grievance Committee for each Judicial department and you can also complain to the Bar Association. Since I dont know which County you are in, I cant give you the address, Google complaint attorny and your County and the proper information should pop up. If its ethical and not a fee disbure, repart it to the proper office for your part of the State.



Good luck

Answer 5

Call the Bar Association and request the necessary papers to file. Be very careful when filling them out, and DO NOT use anything that could be considered libel. State the facts as you see them and send them back to the Bar. They have to investigate and give the lawyer so much time to respond, then after his respond, you'll do a rebuttal, etc. Make sure you use terms such as: apparently, he did .........................., and it is apparent, he did....................! Get the point? This procedure can take 30-90 days + for the Bar to investigate and make their decision, as to whether any punishment shall be put upon the lawyer. Good Luck!

Answer 6

In New York State, authority over the conduct of attorneys rests with the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court and the discipline and grievance committees (the "committees") appointed by that court. The committees are made up of both attorneys and non-attorneys, working with a court-appointed, state financed, full-time professional staff. Each committee investigates the complaints received by it or, in some cases, refers the complaint to a county bar association for resolution. Complaints must be in writing, and if the complaint describes conduct which would be considered improper, if proved, the attorney against whom the complaint is made must respond to the complaint in writing. If the committee determines after investigation that the attorney's conduct was improper, it can send the attorney a letter of caution, admonition or reprimand, advising him or her of the impropriety of the conduct. These letters are not made public, but are retained as part of the attorney's record. The complainant is advised if action is taken. In cases of serious misconduct, the committee may refer the matter to court for action. If the court, after a hearing by a disciplinary panel or referee, decides to take disciplinary action against that attorney, the decision customarily is made public.



The grievance committees which are appointed by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court operate on a regional basis. On the reverse side of this brochure is a list of the grievance committees and the counties over which they have jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the committees is based upon the location of the office of the attorney against whom a complaint is being made. Therefore, you should make your complaint or inquiry known to the grievance committee which covers the county in which the attorney's office is located.



New York and Bronx Counties:

Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department

61 Broadway, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10006

[phone]



Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties:

Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts

Renaissance Plaza

335 Adams Street, Suite 2400

Brooklyn, NY 11201-3745

[phone]



Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties:

Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District

399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200

White Plains, NY 10603

[phone]



Nassau and Suffolk Counties

Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District

150 Motor Parkway, Suite 102

Hauppauge, NY 11788

[phone]



Albany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren and Washington Counties:

Committee on Professional Standards

40 Steuben Street

Albany, NY 12207

[phone]



Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego Counties:

Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District

224 Harrison Street

Suite 408

Syracuse, NY 13202

315-471-1835



Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties:

Grievance Committee for the Seventh Judicial District

Atttorney Grievance Committee

50 East Avenue, Suite 404

Rochester, NY 14604-2206

[phone]

Fax: [phone]



Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genessee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties:

Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District

438 Main Street

Suite 800

Buffalo, NY 14202-3212

[phone]

Answer 7

Seems pretty straight forward. Send a letter describing the violations to the State Bar. I'm sure they have a website.

Answer 8

contact the bar association for your state and tell them what the problem is.



if the lawyer isnt being ethical, he will be disbarred.

Answer 9

Simple, contact the N.Y.S Bar Association and tell them your story. If it is Hillary Rottweiler Clinton, you won't have a chance.

Answer 10

Shouldn't you be asking them instead of us?

Answer 11

YOU CALL THE N.Y.STATE BAR ASSOCIATION AND REPORT HIM........

Answer 12

Call the NYS and they will let you know what to do

Answer 13

Try here....



http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/attorneygrievance/complaints_attorney.shtml