Smira v. Roper, Barandes & Fertel, LLP
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Wallach v. Unger & Stutman, LLP (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
- Djeddah v. Starr (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
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Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered April 25, 2002, which, in an action for legal malpractice, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The unappealed order recognizing defendants’ charging lien, entered in the underlying action in which defendants were discharged by plaintiff, bars plaintiffs claim of malpractice as a matter of law (Molinaro v Bedke, 281 AD2d 242; Siegel v Werner & Zaroff, 270 AD2d 119). Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Rosenberger, Ellerin and Gonzalez, JJ.
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