Coccia v. Liotti

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Janowitz, J.), entered February 24, 2014, as denied his motion for a hearing on the issue of counsel fees and for an award of costs and sanctions.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

In 2003, the plaintiff retained the defendant to represent her in a matrimonial action. The matrimonial action later settled, and the plaintiff, inter alia, received an equitable distribution award of…