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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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