Brookman & Brookman, P. C. v. Shaheed

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order entered July 22, 1986 is modified to the extent of *928directing the Clerk of the Civil Court to place this matter immediately on the Arbitration Calendar without requiring a prearbitration conference, and, as so modified, is affirmed, without costs.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, to recover counsel fees ostensibly earned while representing defendant’s wife in a matrimonial matter. The action came on for arbitration on May 24, 1985. The defendant claims to have had difficulty with public transportation and to have arrived after a $1,500 award had…