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 137 - Fee Dispute Resolution Program
Section 137.1 - Application
Universal Citation: 22 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 137.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) This Part shall apply where representation has commenced on or after January 1, 2002, to all attorneys admitted to the bar of the State of New York who undertake to represent a client in any civil matter.
(b) This Part shall not apply to any of the following:
(1)
representation in criminal matters;
(2) amounts in dispute involving a sum
of less than $1,000 or more than $50,000, except that an arbitral body may hear
disputes involving other amounts if the parties have consented;
(3) claims involving
substantial legal questions, including professional malpractice or
misconduct;
(4)
claims against an attorney for damages or affirmative relief other than
adjustment of the fee;
(5) disputes where the fee to be paid
by the client has been determined pursuant to statute or rule and allowed as of
right by a court; or where the fee has been determined pursuant to a court
order;
(6) disputes
where no attorney's services have been rendered for more than two
years;
(7) disputes
where the attorney is admitted to practice in another jurisdiction and
maintains no office in the State of New York, or where no material portion of
the services was rendered in New York; and
(8) disputes where the request for
arbitration is made by a person who is not the client of the attorney or the
legal representative of the client.
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