PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

Guides

Checking a lawyer, and the rules New York lawyers follow

Guides
5
Register file
Sep 29, 2026

These guides explain how to check a lawyer on the New York register and what the court rules say about registration, continuing education, fees and complaints. Each rule is quoted from its published text and cited, and each guide links the court system’s own pages; none of it is legal advice.

Reviewed by PlainAttorney’s data editor against the rules each guide quotes; checked on .

The guides

  1. How do I check a New York lawyer?Find the record, read the status, confirm it with the court system, look for discipline.
  2. How do I check a lawyer in another state?Each state’s official lawyer search, checked by hand.
  3. What do New York rules say about lawyers’ fees?Rule 1.5 on excessive fees, the engagement letter, fee arbitration from $1,000 to $50,000, and the personal-injury and malpractice fee schedules, quoted.
  4. How do I complain about a New York lawyer?Where a grievance goes, what it needs, and each department’s committee.
  5. How do registration and CLE work in New York?Registering every two years, the $375 fee, what happens to a lawyer who does not, and the 24 CLE hours.

Source: The rules as published by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, and the New York State Senate; register figures from the file of Sep 29, 2026.