State rules
Class action investigations in New York
We currently accept information from people in New York about the consumer investigations listed on this site. We are not counsel on any matter we refer, and nothing here is a determination that anyone has a claim.
The rules that apply here
22 NYCRR 1200.7.2(a) bars compensating any person or organization to recommend or obtain employment by a client, except under (b)(3) for a referral service operated, sponsored or approved by a bar association or authorized by law or court rule. NYC Bar Formal Op. 2017-1 confirmed for-profit platforms fall outside this exception. Judiciary Law 495 separately bars corporations from practicing law or soliciting claims for representation.
Authority: 22 NYCRR 1200.7.2; N.Y. Jud. Law 495; N.Y. Rule 7.1(e)-(f); NYC Bar Formal Op. 2017-1
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