Derfner & Mahler, L. L. P. v. Rhoades

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard Fried, J.), entered April 6, 1998, awarding petitioner damages, and bringing up for review a prior order, same court and Justice, entered April 3, 1998, which granted petitioner law firm’s motion to confirm an arbitration award of attorney’s fees, and denied respondents clients’ cross motion to vacate the award, and bringing up for review prior orders, same court (David Saxe, J.), entered October 24, 1997, which denied respondents’ motion for a default judgment on their counterclaims for legal malpractice, and December 11, 1997, which granted…