A corporation may appear as a party in any action brought pursuant to this act except as otherwise provided in section eighteen hundred nine thereof by an attorney as well as by any authorized officer, director or employee of the corporation provided that the appearance by a non-lawyer on behalf of a corporation shall be deemed to constitute the requisite authority to bind the corporation in a settlement or trial. The court or arbitrator may make reasonable inquiry to determine the authority of any person who appears for the corporation in a case.
N.Y. Uniform Justice Court § 501