New York S 3636: Relates to the compensation an attorney shall be entitled to for client representation through the bar association

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S03636 Summary:

BILL NOS03636 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, COMRIE, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, MAY, MYRIE,
 PALUMBO, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§722-b & 722-e, County L; amd §35, Judy L

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Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS03636 

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3636

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, BROUK, COMRIE, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SI-
 GAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, MAY, MYRIE, PALUMBO, SALAZAR,
 SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to
 entitled compensation for client representation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 1 of
 2 part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 722-b. Compensation and reimbursement for representation. 1. All
 5 counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association conform-
 6 ing to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of this
 7 article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and coordi-
 8 nated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the representation
 9 receive for representation of a person in all cases governed by this
 10 article, including all representation in an appellate court, compen-
 11 sation at a rate of one hundred fifty-eight dollars per hour for time
 12 expended in court before a magistrate, judge or justice and one hundred
 13 fifty-eight dollars per hour for time reasonably expended out of court,
 14 and shall receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.
 15 2. [Except as provided in subdivision three of this section, compen-
 16 sation for time expended in providing representation pursuant to subdi-
 17 vision one of this section shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.] Hour-
 18 ly compensation to be received pursuant to subdivision one of this
 19 section shall be subject to an annual cost of living increase. Such cost
 20 of living increase shall be calculated as the current rate of inflation
 21 as determined by the consumer price index, as computed by the federal
 22 bureau of labor statistics.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07762-01-5

 S. 3636 2

 1 3. [For representation on an appeal, compensation and reimbursement
 2 shall be fixed by the appellate court. For all other representation,
 3 compensation and reimbursement shall be fixed by the trial court judge.
 4 In extraordinary circumstances a trial or appellate court may provide
 5 for compensation in excess of the foregoing limits and for payment of
 6 compensation and reimbursement for expenses before the completion of the
 7 representation.
 8 4.] Each claim for compensation and reimbursement shall be supported
 9 by a sworn statement specifying the time expended, services rendered,
 10 expenses incurred and reimbursement or compensation applied for or
 11 received in the same case from any other source. No counsel assigned
 12 hereunder shall seek or accept any fee for representing the party for
 13 whom [he or she] such counsel is assigned without approval of the court
 14 as herein provided.
 15 § 2. Section 722-e of the county law, as amended by section 11 of part
 16 VVV of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 17 § 722-e. Expenses. 1. All expenses for providing counsel and services
 18 other than counsel hereunder shall be a county charge or in the case of
 19 a county wholly located wit