If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee. The office you need to contact depends upon the location of your lawyer's office. Please note that the New York State Unified Court System does not have jurisdiction to investigate complaints concerning representation by attorneys.
- First Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committee
- New York & Bronx Counties
Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
180 Maiden Lane
17th Floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 401-0800
- Second Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committees
- Kings, Queens & Richmond Counties
Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts
Renaissance Plaza
335 Adams Street, Suite 2400
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3745
(718) 923-6300 - Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland & Westchester Counties
Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 824-5070 - Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 102
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 231-3775
- 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
286 Washington Avenue Extension
Suite 200
Albany, New York 12203
(518) 285-8350
- Fourth Judicial Department Attorney Grievance Committees
- Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga & Oswego Counties
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
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, Genessee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming Counties
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