{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-494","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 494","heading":"Attorneys may defend themselves","body":"§ 494. Attorneys may defend themselves. The last section does not\nprohibit an attorney from defending himself in person, as attorney or as\ncounsel, when prosecuted either civilly or criminally.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 15. Attorneys and Counsellors"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/494","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a3cc865832b8628d119e2c2ae883f517c39173e19ca9fb695c313a7c3bb25f7b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-493","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-495"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}