…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?
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 Read More »
Question as to standing, sufficient to justify denial of the motion to dismiss this legal malpractice case.
In Golden Jubilee Realty, LLC v Castro, 196 AD3d 680, 681-82 [2d Dept 2021], the court held that the plaintiff raised a question as to standing to sue the attorney for malpractice sufficient to justify denial of the attorney’s motion to Read More »
On a motion for summary judgment, movant must show that there are no triable issues of fact.
Fricano v Law Offices of Tisha Adams, LLC, 194 AD3d 1016 [2d Dept 2021] serves as a reminder that, on a motion for summary judgment, the movant must show that there are no triable issues of fact. The court held: Read More »
