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Attorney Grievance Committees

The authority to regulate and discipline lawyers in New York State is vested in the Appellate Divisions of the New York State Supreme Court.  There are four regional Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court.  Each of the courts has one or more attorney grievance committees to investigate and prosecute complaints of professional misconduct against lawyers.

There are eight attorney grievance committees within the state.  Each will accept written complaints of professional misconduct concerning lawyers with offices in their regions.

First Judicial Department

For lawyers with offices in the counties of New York and Bronx:

 

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

61 Broadway, 2nd Floor

New York, NY  10006

 

Chief Counsel: Alan W. Friedberg

 

Telephone: (212) 401– 0800

          Fax: (212) 401-0810

Second Judicial Department

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Kings, Richmond & Queens:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

Renaissance Plaza

335 Adams Street, Ste. 2400

Brooklyn, NY  11201

 

Chief Counsel: Diana Maxfield Kearse

 

Telephone: (212) 401– 0800

          Fax: (212) 401-0810

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

150 Motor Parkway, #102

Hauppauge, NY  11788

 

Chief Counsel: Rita Adler

 

Telephone: (631) 231-3775

          Fax: (631) 231– 4005

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland & Westchester:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

399 Knollwood Road, Ste. 200

White Plains, NY  10603

 

Chief Counsel: Gary L. Casella

 

Telephone: (914) 949-4540

        

Third Judicial Department

For lawyers with offices in the counties of  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:

 

Committee on Professional Standards

40 Steuben Street, Ste. 502

Albany, NY  12207-2109

 

Chief Counsel: Mark Ochs

 

Telephone: (518) 474-8816

          Fax: (518) 474-0389

Fourth Judicial Department

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga & Oswego:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

224 Harrison Street, Ste. 408

Syracuse, NY  13202

 

Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether

Principal Counsel: Anthony J. Gigliotti

 

Telephone: (315) 471– 1835

          Fax: (315) 479-0123

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

50 East Avenue, Ste. 404

Rochester, NY  14604-2206

 

Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether

Principal Counsel: Daniel A. Drake

 

Telephone: (585) 530-3180

          Fax: (585) 530-3191

For lawyers with offices in the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chatauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming:

 

Attorney Grievance Committee

438 Main Street, Ste. 800

Buffalo, NY  14202

 

Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether

Principal Counsel: Roderick Quebral

 

Telephone: (716) 845-3630

          Fax: (716) 856-2701

        

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