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N.Y. Judiciary Law § 482 (2026)

Employment by attorney of person to aid, assist or abet in the solicitation of business or the procurement through solicitation of a reta...

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§ 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 business or the procurement
through solicitation either directly or indirectly of a retainer,
written or oral, or of any agreement authorizing the attorney to perform
or render legal services.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases, 1986–2011 · leading case: People v. Kramer, 132 A.D.2d 708 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1987).
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People v. Kramer, 132 A.D.2d 708 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1987). · cites it 2× “30 [six counts]), offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree (eight counts), bribing a witness (two counts), criminal solicitation in the fourth degree (two counts), conspiracy in the fifth degree and violation of Judiciary Law § 482, upon a jury verdict, and…”
In re Boter, 46 A.D.3d 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2007). “The “Serious Crime” Proceeding On June 13, 2005, respondent pleaded guilty to a violation of Judiciary Law § 482, an unclassified misdemeanor.”
People v. Hankin, 177 Misc. 2d 116 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1998). · cites it 8× “As in the original pleading, the defendant is again charged with one misdemeanor count under Judiciary Law § 482 and one misdemeanor count of falsifying business records in the second degree (Penal Law § 175.”
People v. Hankin, 175 Misc. 2d 83 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1997). · cites it 3× “The defendant is charged in a misdemeanor information with one count of a violation of Judiciary Law § 482, which is designated a misdemeanor in Judiciary Law § 485, and one count of falsifying business records in the second degree in violation of Penal Law § 175.”
Blumen v. McGann, 18 A.D.3d 870 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2005). “2670/03, charging the petitioners with a violation of Judiciary Law § 482. Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.”
Gordon v. Kaleida Health, 737 F. Supp. 2d 91 (W.D.N.Y. 2010). “N.Y. Jud. Law § 482 (McKinney’s 2005). Defendants’ Memorandum at 3 n.”
People v. Kramer, 132 Misc. 2d 753 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986). · cites it 2× “Defendant, an attorney, stands convicted after a three- and one-half month jury trial, of conspiracy and several counts of insurance fraud, grand larceny, offering false instruments for filing, criminal solicitation, bribing a witness and violating Judiciary Law § 482, which…”
In re Ravitch, 82 A.D.3d 126 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2011). “In Meyerson, in which this Court imposed a public censure, the respondent attorney originally pleaded guilty to employing an individual to illegally solicit clients in violation of Judiciary Law § 482, based on his paying the owner of a medical clinic for patient referrals.”
In re Rapport, 186 A.D.2d 344 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1992). “8 [a], [b], [c]) and Judiciary Law § 482 by soliciting employment from persons who had not sought legal advice; compensating a person to recommend or obtain employment by a client; rewarding said individual for making a recommendation resulting in employment by a client; and…”
In re Birman, 7 A.D.3d 11 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2004). “On or about May 29, 2002, the respondent was convicted, upon his plea of guilty in the Supreme Court, Queens County, of one count of violating Judiciary Law § 482, employing an individual to illegally solicit clients.”
In re Kronenberg, 136 A.D.2d 264 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1988). “*265 In this proceeding the Special Referee sustained a single charge of misconduct against the respondent alleging that he was convicted upon his plea of guilty on October 15, 1985, of a serious crime, to wit, employing a person, not an attorney, to solicit legal business in…”
In re Leshaw, 254 A.D.2d 569 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1998). “8 [charge one]), employed another person to solicit legal business in violation of Judiciary Law § 482 (charge two), failed to file completed retainer statements as required by the rules of the Appellate Division, Second Department (charge three), and, by reason of the…”
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