Davis Markel & Edwards v. Solomon

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered March 12, 1993 which, inter alia, granted summary judgment to plaintiff on the issue of liability, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

"Generally, receipt and retention of a law firm’s accounts, without objection within a reasonable time, and an agreement *183to pay a portion of the indebtedness, gives rise to an account stated.” (Scheichet & Davis v Steinger, 183 AD2d 479.) In this case, defendant admits that he retained plaintiff and paid an initial $4,000 retainer. Defendant has failed to introduce evidence of any objection to the…