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Assembly Bill A3635

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes voluntary certification of civil trial attorneys

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2009-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§468-c & 483-a, amd §485, Judy L

2009-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a program providing for the voluntary certification by the state of civil trial attorneys; creates a board on civil trial attorney certification to administer such program; requires every civil trial attorney in this state who advertises to provide notice in such advertisement if he or she is not a certified civil trial attorney; makes it a misdemeanor to violate such provisions.

2009-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3635

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIANARIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing voluntary
  certification of civil trial attorneys

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by  adding  two  new  sections
468-c and 483-a to read as follows:
  S  468-C. CERTIFICATION OF CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEYS. 1. ANY PERSON ADMIT-
TED TO PRACTICE AS AN ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW IN THIS  STATE  MAY
VOLUNTARILY  SEEK  CERTIFICATION  IN  THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF CIVIL
LITIGATION UPON RECEIVING CERTIFICATION BY  THE  BOARD  ON  CIVIL  TRIAL
ATTORNEY  CERTIFICATION  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION, AND AGREEING TO AND DEMONSTRATING THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS;
  (B) PARTICIPATION IN TWICE THE MANDATORY  CONTINUING  LEGAL  EDUCATION
REQUIRED  FOR  ATTORNEYS  PRACTICING  IN  THIS STATE AS PROVIDED IN PART
FIFTEEN HUNDRED OF TITLE TWENTY-TWO OF THE NEW  YORK  CODES,  RULES  AND
REGULATIONS.  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  CONTINUING  LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
SHALL PERTAIN TO THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF CIVIL LITIGATION;
  (C) ADHERENCE TO A CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR CIVIL  TRIAL  ATTORNEYS
TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD ON CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY CERTIFICATION;
  (D)  NOT HAVE ACCEPTED CIVIL LITIGATION MATTERS FROM ANY PERSON, FIRM,
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,  CORPORATION  OR  PARTNERSHIP,  OR  AGENT  OR
EMPLOYEE THEREOF, IN VIOLATION OF SUCH CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT; AND
  (E)  HAS  RESTRICTED  ADVERTISEMENTS  AND  REPRESENTATIONS  SEEKING TO
OBTAIN PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH CASES TO CONFORM TO  SUCH  CODE
OF  ETHICAL  CONDUCT,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. THE  COURT  OF  APPEALS  SHALL  APPOINT,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  A  BOARD ON CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY CERTIF-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05704-01-9
              

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