Judiciary Law 491 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 490 Limitation up ARTICLE 15 Attorneys and Counsellors next SECTION 492 Use of attorney's name by another Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 491 Sharing of compensation by attorneys prohibited Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 15 § 491. Sharing of compensation by attorneys prohibited. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, or association to divide with or receive from, or to agree to divide with or receive from, any attorney-at-law or group of attorneys-at-law, whether practicing in this state or elsewhere, either before or after action brought, any portion of any fee or compensation, charged or received by such attorney-at-law or any valuable consideration or reward, as an inducement for placing, or in consideration of having placed, in the hands of such attorney-at-law, or in the hands of another person, a claim or demand of any kind for the purpose of collecting such claim, or bringing an action thereon, or of representing claimant in the pursuit of any civil remedy for the recovery thereof. But this section does not apply to an agreement between attorneys and counsellors-at-law to divide between themselves the compensation to be received. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.