N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 1200.4.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 41, October 9, 2024

Section 1200.4.5 - Communication after incidents involving personal injury or wrongful death

(a) In the event of a specific incident involving potential claims for personal injury or wrongful death, no unsolicited communication shall be made to an individual injured in the incident or to a family member or legal representative of such an individual, by a lawyer or law firm, or by any associate, agent, employee or other representative of a lawyer or law firm representing actual or potential defendants or entities that may defend and/or indemnify said defendants, before the 30th day after the date of the incident, unless a filing must be made within 30 days of the incident as a legal prerequisite to the particular claim, in which case no unsolicited communication shall be made before the 15th day after the date of the incident.

(b) An unsolicited communication by a lawyer or law firm, seeking to represent an injured individual or the legal representative thereof under the circumstance described in paragraph (a) shall comply with Rule 7.3(e).

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 1200.4.5