Hanson v. Fowler

In this case, it is established beyond reasonable dispute that (a) that the appel-lee law firm’s client lost a claim for $375,000 to which he was entitled if the issue had been pled below, solely because his lawyer did not do so and that (b) the failure specifically to raise the issue by pleading it in any form,11 as to which no legal excuse, avoidance or explanation is even suggested, fell below the accepted standards of professional conduct in the prosecution and defense of litigation. See Aramarine Brokerage, Inc. v. Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, 95 A.D.3d 464, 944…