New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter I - Standards and Administrative Policies
Subchapter C - Rules Of The Chief Administrator Of The Courts
Part 118 - Registration of In-House Counsel and Foreign Legal Consultants
Section 118.2 - Public Access to Attorney Registration Information

Universal Citation: 22 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 118.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the information contained in the registration statement filed pursuant to section 118.1 of this Part shall be made available to the public upon submission of a written request and the payment of a charge for production, pursuant to the following schedule:

(1) Information for individual registered attorney by name:
(i) no charge for single inquiry;

(ii) $2.50 for each additional name.

(2) Names and business addresses of registered attorneys by geographical area:
(i) $25.00 for 100 or fewer names;

(ii) $1.00 for each additional 100 names;

(iii) $100.00 for list of all registered attorneys.

Other requests may entail additional fees as circumstances warrant. Fees may be waived for requests by government agencies. Written requests for information shall be made to the Attorney Registration Unit, Office of Court Administration, 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004.

(b)

(1) The home address of an attorney shall be made available to the public only in the following circumstances:
(i) where no office is listed, the home address will be made public;

(ii) where an office address is listed, but a request for information alleges that the attorney cannot be located at that address, the home address will be made public only if the Chief Administrator determines, by independent inquiry, that the attorney cannot be located at the listed office address.

(2) The date of birth, social security number, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity and employment category of the attorney shall not be made available to the public.

(c) All information relating to a particular attorney will be provided to that attorney or, on the attorney's written request, to any person or agency.

(d) All information, other than anonymous pro bono data, will be available at all times to the attorney grievance committees of the Appellate Divisions.

(e) Upon a showing of good cause in individual cases, a Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division may direct the non-disclosure of information otherwise available pursuant to this section.

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