…just because there is no written retainer agreement, does not mean that an attorney-client relationship does not possibly exist.
Failed to submit evidence establishing, prima facie, the absence of at least one essential element of the legal malpractice cause of action.
…just because there is no written retainer agreement, does not mean that an attorney-client relationship does not possibly exist.
Court denied dismissal of the client’s legal malpractice claim based on the statute of limitations.
…just because there is no written retainer agreement, does not mean that an attorney-client relationship does not possibly exist.
An attorney-client relationship may exist even if there’s no written retainer agreement.
…just because there is no written retainer agreement, does not mean that an attorney-client relationship does not possibly exist.
Richard A. Klass Selected for the Sixth Time for the New York Metro Super Lawyers List
Richard A. Klass Selected for the Sixth Time for the New York Metro Super Lawyers List We are pleased to announce that Richard Klass, has been selected to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. This is an exclusive Read More »
Out of State, Out of Mind: The partial demise of the “Separate Entity” rule?
Fall 2021
The judgment debtor and his wife maintained a joint account at JPMorgan Chase Bank at a branch located in New York. The judgment creditor’s attorney served a restraining notice on Chase’s Court Orders and Levies Department located in Ohio. The bank restrained the joint account and the judgment debtor squawked that the restraining notice should not be honored due to the “separate entity” rule….
