Judiciary Law
Section 499. Lawyer Assistance Committees
Chapter 327 of the Laws of 1993
1. Confidential
information privileged. The confidential relations and
communications between a member or authorized agent of a lawyer
assistance committee sponsored by a state or local bar association and
any person, firm or corporation communicating with such a committee, its
members or authorized agents shall be deemed to be privileged on the
same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client. Such
privileges may be waived only by the person, firm or corporation which
has furnished information to the committee.
2. Immunity from
liability. Any person, firm or corporation in good faith
providing information to, or in any other way participating in the
affairs of any of the committees referred to in subdivision one of this
section shall be immune from civil liability that might otherwise result
by reason of such conduct. For the purpose of any proceeding, the good
faith of any such person, firm or corporation shall be
presumed.
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