If you need to find an attorney in the State of New York, then consider the benefits of using a Lawyer Referral Service. In New York, several local bar associations manage their own lawyer referral services. The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) also manages a Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS).
If you need to find an attorney in the State of New York, then consider the benefits of using a lawyer referral service managed by a local bar association.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Albany County Bar Association serves all of Albany and Albany County, New York.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Brooklyn Bar Association serves Kings County (Brooklyn), New York County (Manhattan), Richmond County (Staten Island), Queens County, Bronx County, Rockland County, Westchester County, Nassau County and Suffolk County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Bronx County Bar Association serves Bronx County, New York County, Queens County, and Westchester County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Broome County Bar Association serves Broome County, Tioga County, Chenaugo County, Chemung County, and Delaware County.
The Lawyer Referral Services of the Capital District Women's Bar Association serves Albany County, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Columbia County, Troy County, and Greene County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Dutchess County Bar Association serves all of Poughkeepsie, New York and the surrounding areas in Dutchess County.
The Lawyer Refferral and Information Service (LRIS) of the Erie County Bar Association serves Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding areas in Erie County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Monroe County Bar Association serves Rochester, New York, in Monroe County, and the surrounding areas of Genesee County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Wayne County, and Wyoming County.
The Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) of the Nassau County Bar Association serves Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens County, Brooklyn County, and Manhattan County.
The New York City Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service helps individuals and businesses find an attorney in New York City including New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Queens County, Bronx County, Richmond County (Staten Island), Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County, NY.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Onondaga County Bar Association serves Syracuse, New York, and the surrounding areas of Onondaga County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Orange County Bar Association serves Goshen, NY, and the surrounding areas of Orange County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Putnam County Bar Association serves Carmel, New York and the surrounding areas of Putnam County, Dutchess County, and Westchester County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Queens County Bar Association serves individuals and businesses in Queens County, New York City, Long Island, and Brooklyn, NY.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Richmond County Bar Association serves Staten Island and the surrounding areas of Richmond County, NY.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Rockland County Bar Association serves New City and Rockland County, NY.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Suffolk County Bar Association serves Hauppauge and Suffolk County, NY.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Sullivan County Bar Association serves Monticello, NY, and the surrounding areas of Sullivan County.
The Lawyer Referral Service of the Westchester County Bar Association serves White Plains, NY, and the surrounding areas of Westchester County, NY.
The Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the New York State Bar Association provides special assistance to veterans statewide. When appropriate, veterans are given a referral to an attorney that will provide a free consultation and offer services for reduced attorney fees.
An opinion by the New York State Bar explains that fee sharing arrangements can create the risk of interference by the non-lawyer and an incentive for the non-lawyer to influence the lawyer's professional judgment. Op. No. 679, N.Y. State Bar Ass'n Comm. on Prof'l Ethics, 1996 WL 421797 (1996).
The opinion further explained that “[t]his broad, black-letter rule is intended to bar any financial arrangement in which a non-lawyer's profit or loss is directly related to the success of a lawyer's legal business.” Op. No. 679, N.Y. State Bar Ass'n Comm. on Prof'l Ethics. Such legal and ethical problems are usually avoided in the state of New York by using lawyer referral services managed by local bar associations.
This article was last updated on September 29, 2017.
