N.Y. State Administrative Procedure Act § 501: Representation

§ 501. Representation. Any person compelled to appear in person or who

voluntarily appears before any agency or representative thereof shall be

accorded the right to be accompanied, represented and advised by

counsel. In a proceeding before an agency, every party or person shall

be accorded the right to appear in person or by or with counsel. Nothing

herein shall be construed either to grant or to deny to any person who

is not a lawyer the right to appear for or represent others before any

agency.