Murphy v. Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLP (In re Colman)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The matters before the Court are the cross-motions for summary judgment filed *551by the plaintiff Harold B. Murphy (the “Trustee”), the Chapter 7 trustee of the estate of Robert D. Colman (the “Debtor”), and the defendant Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLP (“PJAMM”). The issue presented is whether PJAMM has a valid charging lien against the stock and related interests in a New York cooperative apartment for attorney’s fees incurred in a State Court proceeding in which the Debtor and his former spouse both…