Ricciuti v. Lombardi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Mikoll, J. P.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Canfield, J.), entered September 19, 1997 in Rensselaer County, which fixed the amount of counsel fees incurred by Wein, Young, Fenton & Kelsey, P. C. in two related matters.
On November 13, 1996, the 85-year-old plaintiff retained the law firm of Wein, Young, Fenton & Kelsey, P. C. (hereinafter the law firm) in connection with questionable financial transactions and activities of defendants, his nephews, under a power of attorney given to them by plaintiff in February 1995. The law firm promptly commenced an action on plaintiffs behalf…
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