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A09029 Summary:

A09029 Actions:

A09029 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:01/23/2018AYE/NAY:17/2  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Excused
Montesano
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Castorina
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Simotas
Excused
Quart
Aye
Titone
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Simon
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Abinanti
Aye

A09029 Floor Votes:

A09029 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9029
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 12, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Judiciary
 
        AN  ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing a lawyer
          referral service - client privilege
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 498 of the judiciary law is renum-
     2  bered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
     3    2. The communications between a member or authorized agent of an asso-
     4  ciation  or  society  of  attorneys or counselors at law and any person,
     5  persons or entity communicating with such member or authorized agent for
     6  the purpose of seeking or obtaining a  professional  referral  shall  be
     7  deemed  to  be privileged on the same basis as the privilege provided by
     8  law for communications between attorney and client. Such  privilege  may
     9  be waived only by the person, persons or entity who has furnished infor-
    10  mation to the association or society, its members or authorized agents.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03796-01-7