NY Jud L § 474 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 15 - Attorneys and Counsellors 474 - Compensation of Attorney or Counsellor.

§  474. Compensation of attorney or counsellor. The compensation of an   attorney or counsellor  for  his  services  is  governed  by  agreement,   express  or  implied,  which  is  not  restrained by law, except that no   agreement made hereafter between an attorney and a guardian of an infant   for the compensation of such attorney, dependent upon the success of the   prosecution by said attorney of a claim belonging to said infant, or  by   which  such attorney is to receive a percentage of any recovery or award   in behalf of such infant or a sum equal to  a  percentage  of  any  such   recovery  or  award,  shall  be  valid  or  enforceable  unless  made as   hereinafter provided. An attorney may contract with the guardian  of  an   infant  to prosecute, by suit or otherwise, any claim for the benefit of   an infant for a compensation to said attorney dependent upon the success   in the prosecution of such claim, subject to the power of the court,  as   hereinafter  provided, to fix the amount of such compensation.  Whenever   such a contract shall have been entered into between an attorney  and  a   guardian of an infant, upon the recovery of a judgment, or the obtaining   of  an  award  in  behalf  of the said infant, or upon any compromise or   settlement of such claim, the attorney may apply,  upon  notice  to  the   guardian, to the judge, justice or surrogate before whom the said action   or  proceeding  was  tried,  or to whom an application for compromise or   settlement was made, in case the said action or proceeding was tried, or   the said application was made at a court held within this state; or to a   special term of said court, in case the said action  or  proceeding  was   tried before some person other than a justice thereof, or said claim was   compromised  or  settled  after  said  suit was begun, or in case of the   death or disability of the judge or justice before whom the  action  was   tried;  or  to  special  term of the supreme court in case the recovery,   award, compromise or settlement was not had in any court of this  state.   Such  application  shall  set  forth  briefly the contract, the services   performed by the attorney and pray  that  there  be  awarded  to  him  a   suitable  amount  out  of  the recovery, award, compromise or settlement   obtained through his efforts as attorney on behalf of  the  infant.  The   court,  judge or surrogate to which such application is made, upon being   satisfied that due notice of the said application as been given  to  the   said  guardian,  shall  proceed  summarily to determine the value of the   services of said attorney, taking such proof from either the attorney or   the guardian by affidavit, reference or  the  examination  of  witnesses   before  the  said court, judge or surrogate, as may seem to be necessary   and proper, and shall thereupon make an order determining  the  suitable   compensation  for the attorney for his services therein, which sum shall   thereafter be received by the said attorney for his services  in  behalf   of  the  said infant; and no other compensation shall be paid or allowed   by the guardian for such services out of the estate of said infant.   If   a  copy  of such order awarding the compensation with notice of entry be   thereafter served by the said attorney upon the  adverse  party  to  the   said  litigation  or the person making such compromise or settlement and   upon the custodian of  the  funds  recovered,  in  case  there  be  such   custodian,  such  award shall become and constitute a lien to the amount   thereof on behalf of  the  said  attorney  upon  such  recovery,  award,   settlement or fund.