REGISTRATION FOR ALBANY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LAWYER REFERRAL PROGRAM 2015

The following is the understanding respecting referrals:

1. The registry of lawyers shall be maintained on a rotating basis.

2. The usual relationship of attorney & client shall exist & be preserved as if the client had directly consulted the lawyer.

3. The client shall call at the lawyer's office & will pay to the lawyer a referred a fee of $25, in advance, for a consultation of one-half hour. The lawyer's fee is to cover conference & advice only & does not include the preparation of letters or documents. That for further services, the fee will be such as may be agreed upon between the client & the lawyer & shall be consistent with the prevailing rate of charges in the community.

4. The ACBA merely performs the services of arranging for an applicant to consult a lawyer; the ACBA assumes no responsibility of any kind or nature respecting the person referred or otherwise; the ACBA makes no representation concerning any lawyer to whom the applicant is referred except that such lawyer is licensed in the profession.

5. The attorney will be restricted to only being listed on a total of seven categories.

Name: Phone:

The Charge is $75.00 for any two categories; $100.00 for up to four categories and then $15 for each additional category after that:

Administrative Law
Adoption
Animal Rights
Appeals
Article 78
Bankruptcy
Business
Civil Rights
Collection
Consumer Protection
Contracts
Corporate Law
Criminal Law
Disability Law
Education
Elder Law (Health Care Proxy, Living Wills)
Employment Law
Environmental Law
Estates, Wills & Trusts
Family Law
Federal Law
Foreclosure Law
Guardianship/Conservatorship
Harassment/Sexual Harassment
Healthcare Law/HIPAA
Immigration & Naturalization
Insurance Law / Intellectual Property Law
Labor Relations
Landlord & Tenant
Lemon Law
Malpractice - Dental
Malpractice - Legal
Malpractice - Medical
Medical Prof. Discipline (def. the medical practitioners)
Matrimonial & Divorce
Municipal Law
Name Change
Negligence & Tort
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
Personal Injury
Police Brutality Cases
Product Liability
Prison Tort Cases
Public Utility Law
Real Property
Retirement & Pension
Social Security Law (SSD, SSI)
Taxation
Unemployment
Vehicle & Traffic Law
Veterans
Workers Compensation
Zoning
Name of Malpractice Carrier / Policy #
Is your office able to help non-English speakers? What languages?
Are you licensed to practice in any states other than NY?
Are you willing to travel? / Are you willing to accept cases on a contingency basis?
What counties do you practice in?