N.Y. Judiciary Law § 499: Lawyer assistance committees

§ 499. Lawyer assistance committees. 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 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 privilege 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.