Attorney / Client Disputes
If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact an Attorney Grievance Committee in the Appellate Division Department where the lawyer's office is located or where the lawyer was admitted to practice, and such information about New York lawyers can be found using the Attorney Directory. Please note that the Court System does not have jurisdiction to investigate complaints concerning representation by attorneys..
First Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committee
New York & Bronx Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee of the First Judicial Department
180 Maiden Lane
17th Floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 401-0800
[email protected]
Second Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committees
Kings, Queens & Richmond Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts
Renaissance Plaza
335 Adams Street, Suite 2400
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3745
(718) 923-6300
[email protected],
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland & Westchester Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 824-5070
[email protected],
Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 306
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 231-3775
[email protected]
Third Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committee
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 & Washington Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department
100 Great Oaks Blvd., Suite 129
Albany, New York 12203-7919
(518) 285-8350
[email protected]
Fourth Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committees
Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga & Oswego Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District
Syracuse Square
224 Harrison Street, Suite 408
Syracuse, NY 13202-3066
(315) 401-3344
Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Seventh Judicial District
Attorney Grievance Committee
50 East Avenue, Suite 404
Rochester, NY 14604-2206
(585) 530-3180
Fax: (585) 530-3191
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming Counties
Attorney Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District
438 Main Street, Suite 800
Buffalo, NY 14202-3212
(716) 845-3630
Attorney/Client Fee Disputes
Part 137 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator establishes a statewide Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
The Lawyers' Fund was established in 1982 to provide reimbursement to law clients who have lost money or property as a result of lawyer's dishonest conduct in the practice of law. The fund is a remedy for law clients who cannot get reimbursement from the lawyer who caused the loss, or from insurance or other sources.
For information on filing an application to recover funds, contact the New York Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection at 1-800-442-FUND or visit their website at www.nylawfund.org