Concerns or complaints about assigned counsel?
If your client has concerns or complaints about assigned counsel, the first step is to try to understand the underlying issues, and then together speak with the attorney. There may be very good reasons for the attorney’s actions that may not be clear without some explanation. Another option is to speak directly with the Judge on the case.
If this doesn’t help, there is a Grievance Committee option:
For Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island:
Grievance Committee for the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts
718-923-6300
335 Adams Street, Suite 2400
Brooklyn, NY 11201
In the Bronx and Manhattan:
Grievance Committee for the 1st Judicial Districts
212-401-0800
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
