Violating New York Judiciary Law §487 can be memorably costly for an errant attorney. Significant penalties can ensue, both the criminal and the civil kind. Section 487 not only codifies a misdemeanor—one that only attorneys can commit—but also tells courts to treble any pecuniary losses suffered.
Section 487 victims fall into two classes. They can be clients, pursuing a variation on traditional malpractice, or adversaries, seeking to remedy the consequences of deceit by their opponent’s attorney.
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