Legal Opinion
Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein v. Zuker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Loren N. Brown, J.), entered July 21, 1993, which, after nonjury trial, awarded plaintiff Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein $60,000 plus interest, costs and disbursements, as the fair and reasonable value of the legal services rendered and dismissed defendants’ counterclaims alleging professional malpractice, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
A client may discharge an attorney at any time with or without cause. However, when a client discharges an attorney without cause, the attorney is entitled to recover compensation from the client measured by the…
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