S01546 Summary:
BILL NO | S01546 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A05275 |
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SPONSOR | SAMPSON |
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Amd SS475 & 475-a, Judy L | |
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Authorizes an attorney to attach a lien to awards and settlement proceeds received by his or her client through alternative dispute resolution or settlement negotiations. |
S01546 Actions:
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01/10/2011 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/20/2012 | 1ST REPORT CAL.390 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/21/2012 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/22/2012 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/30/2012 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/30/2012 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/30/2012 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2012 | substituted for a5275 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2012 | ordered to third reading rules cal.151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2012 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2012 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/21/2012 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/03/2012 | SIGNED CHAP.478 |
S01546 Floor Votes:
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Abbate
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Ceretto
Yes
Glick
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Lentol
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Murray
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Ryan
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Abinanti
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Clark
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Goldfeder
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Lifton
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Nolan
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Amedore
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Colton
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Goodell
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Oaks
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Sayward
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Arroyo
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Conte
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Gottfried
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Lopez PD
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O'Donnell
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Scarborough
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Aubry
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Cook
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Graf
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Lopez VJ
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Ortiz
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Schimel
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Barclay
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Corwin
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Gunther
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Losquadro
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Palmesano
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Schimminger
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Barrett
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Crespo
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Hanna
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Lupardo
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Paulin
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Magee
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Peoples Stokes
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Simotas
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Heastie
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Perry
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Quart
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Stevenson
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Boyle
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DenDekker
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Braunstein
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McKevitt
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Jordan
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McLaughlin
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Reilly
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Titus
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Burling
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Finch
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Katz
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Meng
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Rivera J
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Tobacco
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Butler
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Fitzpatrick
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Kavanagh
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Miller D
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Miller JM
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Gabryszak
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Miller MG
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Robinson
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Gantt
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Rodriguez
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Wright
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Castelli
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Gibson
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Latimer
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Morelle
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Rosenthal
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Zebrowski
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Castro
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Giglio
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Lavine
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Moya
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Russell
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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S01546 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1546 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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: 1 Section 1. Section 475 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 105 2 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 475. Attorney's lien in action, special or other proceeding. From 4 the commencement of an action, special or other proceeding in any court 5 or before any state, municipal or federal department, except a depart- 6 ment of labor, or the service of an answer containing a counterclaim, or 7 the initiation of any means of alternative dispute resolution including, 8 but not limited to, mediation or arbitration, or the provision of 9 services in a settlement negotiation at any stage of the dispute, the 10 attorney who appears for a party has a lien upon his or her client's 11 cause of action, claim or counterclaim, which attaches to a verdict, 12 report, determination, decision, award, settlement, judgment or final 13 order in his or her client's favor, and the proceeds thereof in whatever 14 hands they may come; and the lien cannot be affected by any settlement 15 between the parties before or after judgment, final order or determi- 16 nation. The court upon the petition of the client or attorney may 17 determine and enforce the lien. 18 § 2. Section 475-a of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 551 of 19 the laws of 1955, is amended to read as follows: 20 § 475-a. Notice of lien. If prior to the commencement of an action, 21 arbitration, mediation or a form of alternative dispute resolution, or a 22 special or other proceeding, an attorney serves a notice of lien upon 23 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. LBD06080-01-1S. 1546 2 1 claim or cause of action, the attorney has a lien upon the claim or 2 cause of action from the time such notice is given, which attaches to a 3 verdict, report, determination, decision, award, settlement or final 4 order in his or her client's favor of any court, arbitral tribunal or of 5 any state, municipal or federal department, except a department of 6 labor, and to any money or property which may be recovered on account of 7 such claim or cause of action in whatever hands they may come; and the 8 lien cannot be affected by any settlement between the parties after such 9 notice of lien is given. The notice shall, (1) be served by either 10 personal service or registered mail; (2) be in writing; (3) state that 11 the relationship of attorney and client has been established, the nature 12 of the claim or cause of action, and that the attorney claims a lien on 13 such claim or cause of action; (4) be signed by the client, or by a 14 person on his or her behalf whose relationship is shown, and which 15 signature shall also be witnessed by a disinterested person whose 16 address shall also be given; and (5) be signed by the attorney. A lien 17 obtained under this section shall otherwise have the same effect and be 18 enforced in the same manner as a lien obtained under section four 19 hundred seventy-five of this [chapter] article. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law.