Liability Under N.Y. Judiciary Law § 487—How Bad Does It Have To Be?

ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
February 22, 2017

ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct has published an article by Friedman Kaplan litigation partner Philippe Adler discussing New York Judiciary Law § 487, its particulars, and the circumstances under which it is applicable to legal malpractice cases.

In the article, Mr. Adler outlines the intent of the law, past judicial interpretations of it, and the potential policy concerns raised by these interpretations.

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