Conclusion: Going to small claims court may be worth it for $500, but it will determine how you weigh your costs versus benefits. At a minimum, it is worth it to send a demand letter.
Small Claims Court helps individuals or corporations resolve disputes when the amount of the claim is $10,000 or less. All defendants must have an address in New York City. Get Small Claims Court information, including locations and hours of operation.
If the defendant is not in Court within 1 hour from the time the case is scheduled, the Court will hear your case without the defendant. (This is called an inquest.) If you show enough evidence, you may win your case. If this happens the Court will enter a default judgment against the defendant.
New York Judiciary Law Section 470, a statute originally enacted in 1862, requires that attorneys practicing in New York state courts maintain a physical office within the state.
Small Claims Court helps individuals or corporations resolve disputes when the amount of the claim is $10,000 or less. All defendants must have an address in New York City. Get Small Claims Court information, including locations and hours of operation. Learn about case types handled by Small Claims Court.
The NYLE is a 50-item, two-hour, open-book, multiple-choice test administered online.
The Legal Referral Service Committee and Small Law Firm Committee issued a report supporting the repeal of Judiciary Law 470, which currently prohibits attorneys from practicing law in New York State if they do not maintain a physical office within the state.
It is also possible to become a lawyer in New York without obtaining a law degree, if you complete some study at a law school and then work as an apprentice at a law office for four years. Lawyers in New York are regulated by the Courts.
Judiciary Law § 470: A person, regularly admitted to practice as an attorney and counsellor, in the courts of record of this state, whose office for the transaction of law business is within the state, may practice as such attorney or counsellor, although he resides in an adjoining state.