Cerio v. Koldin

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted defendants’ cross motions seeking dismissal of the complaint in this legal malpractice action, filed December 16, 1999, as time-barred. Contrary to the contention of plaintiff, the continuous representation rule does not warrant a different result. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendants maintained a continuous relationship with plaintiff pursuant to the retainer agreement, we conclude that the relationship ceased to exist when plaintiff retained new counsel and sent defendants’ law office a discharge letter…