Chamberlain, D'Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield v. Beauchamp

Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: This action was commenced by plaintiff law firm against defendants, its former clients, to recover the $46,126.73 balance of a $52,026.73 legal bill incurred in connection with plaintiffs representation of defendants in three matters primarily involving child custody. Defendants denied liability and counterclaimed for $14,000,000 in compensatory and punitive damages for plaintiff’s alleged fraud and legal malpractice in fomenting the custody litigation. Plaintiff…