486-A – Conviction for Felony of Person Who Is an Attorney and Counselor at Law; Notice Thereof to Be Given by Clerk to Appropriate Appellate Division of The
§ 486-a. Conviction for felony of person who is an attorney and counselor at law; notice thereof to be given by clerk to appropriate appellate division of the supreme court. Whenever it appears from the record that a person who has been convicted of any crime which is a felony, is an attorney and counselor […]
487 – Misconduct by Attorneys.
§ 487. Misconduct by attorneys. An attorney or counselor who: 1. Is guilty of any deceit or collusion, or consents to any deceit or collusion, with intent to deceive the court or any party; or, 2. Wilfully delays his client’s suit with a view to his own gain; or, wilfully receives any money or allowance […]
488 – Buying Demands on Which to Bring an Action.
§ 488. Buying demands on which to bring an action. An attorney or counselor shall not: 1. Directly or indirectly, buy, take an assignment of or be in any manner interested in buying or taking an assignment of a bond, promissory note, bill of exchange, book debt, or other thing in action, with the intent […]
489 – Purchase of Claims by Corporations or Collection Agencies.
§ 489. Purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies. 1. No person or co-partnership, engaged directly or indirectly in the business of collection and adjustment of claims, and no corporation or association, directly or indirectly, itself or by or through its officers, agents or employees, shall solicit, buy or take an assignment of, or […]
482 – Employment by Attorney of Person to Aid, Assist or Abet in the Solicitation of Business or the Procurement Through Solicitation of a Retainer to Perfo
§ 482. Employment by attorney of person to aid, assist or abet in the solicitation of business or the procurement through solicitation of a retainer to perform legal services. It shall be unlawful for an attorney to employ any person for the purpose of soliciting or aiding, assisting or abetting in the solicitation of legal […]
483 – Signs Advertising Services as Attorney at Law.
§ 483. Signs advertising services as attorney at law. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain on real property or to permit or allow any other person to maintain, on such property a sign, in any language, to the effect that an attorney-at-law or legal services are available therein unless the full name […]
484 – None but Attorneys to Practice in the State.
§ 484. None but attorneys to practice in the state. No natural person shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, compensation for appearing for a person other than himself as attorney in any court or before any magistrate, or for preparing deeds, mortgages, assignments, discharges, leases or any other instruments affecting real estate, wills, codicils, […]
485 – Violation of Certain Preceding Sections a Misdemeanor.
§ 485. Violation of certain preceding sections a misdemeanor. Except as provided in section four hundred eighty-five-a of this article, any person violating the provisions of section four hundred seventy-eight, four hundred seventy-nine, four hundred eighty, four hundred eighty-one, four hundred eighty-two, four hundred eighty-three or four hundred eighty-four of this article, shall be guilty […]
485-A – Violation of Certain Sections a Class E Felony.
§ 485-a. Violation of certain sections a class E felony. Any person who violates the provisions of sections four hundred seventy-eight, four hundred eighty-four, four hundred eighty-six or four hundred ninety-five of this article is guilty of a class E felony when he or she: (1) falsely holds himself or herself out as a person […]
486 – Practice of Law by Attorney Who Has Been Disbarred, Suspended, or Convicted of a Felony.
§ 486. Practice of law by attorney who has been disbarred, suspended, or convicted of a felony. Any person whose admission to practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law has been revoked or who has been removed from office as attorney and counselor-at-law or, being an attorney and counselor-at-law, has been convicted of a felony or […]