Wapner v. Solomon

Appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court (Kavanagh, J.), entered March 7, 2003 in Ulster County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475, granted petitioner’s application to compel respondent to pay counsel fees, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon.

Petitioner, a law firm, seeks the unpaid portion of legal fees that accumulated during its representation of respondent in a divorce action. Respondent retained petitioner in August 2000 and discharged the firm in June 2002. During such time, petitioner sent bimonthly and sometimes monthly itemized bills to respondent.…