Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 03, 2012 |
signed chap.478 |
Sep 21, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2012 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 14, 2012 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.151 substituted for a5275 |
Jun 14, 2012 |
substituted by s1546 |
Jun 13, 2012 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.151 rules report cal.151 reported |
Jun 11, 2012 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2012 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to judiciary |
Feb 15, 2011 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A5275
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1546 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
2011-A5275 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5275 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 15, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing an attor- ney to attach a charging lien to awards and settlement proceeds that clients receive through alternative dispute resolutions and settlement negotiations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 475 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows: S 475. Attorney's lien in action, special or other proceeding. From the commencement of an action, special or other proceeding in any court or before any state, municipal or federal department, except a depart- ment of labor, or the service of an answer containing a counterclaim, OR THE INITIATION OF ANY MEANS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MEDIATION OR ARBITRATION, OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN A SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATION AT ANY STAGE OF THE DISPUTE, the attorney who appears for a party has a lien upon his OR HER client's cause of action, claim or counterclaim, which attaches to a verdict, report, determination, decision, AWARD, SETTLEMENT, judgment or final order in his OR HER client's favor, and the proceeds thereof in whatever hands they may come; and the lien cannot be affected by any settlement between the parties before or after judgment, final order or determi- nation. The court upon the petition of the client or attorney may determine and enforce the lien. S 2. Section 475-a of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 551 of the laws of 1955, is amended to read as follows: S 475-a. NOTICE OF LIEN. If prior to the commencement of an action, ARBITRATION, MEDIATION OR A FORM OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, OR A special or other proceeding, an attorney serves a notice of lien upon the person or persons against whom his OR HER client has or may have a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06080-01-1
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