Deutsch v. Passonneau

Plaintiff substituted defendant as her attorney in August 1995 in the midst of trial. In July 1996, before the trial court issued its decision (see 254 AD2d 8), defendant moved to withdraw. By order entered September 12, 1996, the trial court, explaining that plaintiff should not be left on her own to deal with the “final winding up of the technical details in this complex matter,” denied the motion “insofar as counsel seeks to avoid representation with respect to the settlement of the judgment,” while making clear that defendant did not have to represent plaintiff in actions brought against…