Retainer Statement _______________________________________
TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION
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For office use:
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OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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Dated: _______, NY, _______ day of _______, 20 __
Yours, etc.
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(Signature of Attorney)
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(Attorney Name)
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(Office and P.O. Address)
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Dist.
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Dept.
County
NOTE: CPLR 2104 and 3217 REQUIRE THAT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT FILE
A STIPULATION OR STATEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE WITH THE COURT
UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF AN ACTION
The Office of Court Administration-Statements
Post Office Box No. 2016
New York, NY 10008
Closing Statement
For office use:
TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION ______________________________________________________
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ______________________________________________________
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If not, and a request for judicial intervention was filed, state the date the stipulation or statement of discontinuance was filed with the clerk of the part to which the action was assigned ________________________________
If not, and an index number was assigned but no request for judicial intervention was filed, state the date the stipulation or statement of discontinuance was filed with the County Clerk ________________________________
Date of payment by carrier or defendant ____ day of ______, 20. . . .
Date of payment to client ____ day of ___, 20__
NOTE: CPLR 2104 and 3217 REQUIRE THAT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT FILE A STIPULATION OR STATEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE WITH THE COURT UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF AN ACTION
Dated:
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, NY,
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day of
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Yours, etc.
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Signature of Attorney
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Attorney's Name
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Office and P.O. Address
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Dist.
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Dept.
County
(If space provided is insufficient, riders on sheets 81/2 inches by 11 inches and signed by the attorney may be attached.)
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE B
A percentage not exceeding 33 percent of the sum recovered. If the initial contractual arrangement between the client and the attorney so provides, in which event the procedure hereinafter provided for making application for additional compensation because of extraordinary circumstances shall not apply.
Attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant in the case of any such claim or cause of action shall preserve, for a period of seven years after any settlement or satisfaction of the claim or cause of action or any judgment thereon or after the dismissal or discontinuance of any action, the pleadings and other papers pertaining to such claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, letters or other data relating to the claim of loss of time from employment or loss of income; medical reports, medical bills, X-ray reports, X- ray bills; repair bills, estimates of repairs; all correspondence concerning the claim or cause of action; and memoranda of the disposition thereof as well as cancelled vouchers, receipts and memoranda evidencing the amounts disbursed by the attorney to the client and others in connection with the aforesaid claim or cause of action and such other records as are required to be maintained under section 603.27 of this Part.
Attorneys prosecuting claims or actions for property damages are permitted to make semi-annual omnibus filings of retainer statements and closing statements.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 603.25