Legal Opinion
Aiello v. Adar
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Dianne T. Renwick, J.
Greg Starr, Esq. petitions this court, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475, for a determination on a fee dispute with Harry Issler, Esq. The lawyers had executed a fee sharing agreement at the inception of this medical malpractice action that was settled shortly before trial. The dispositive issues before this court are: (1) whether the fee sharing agreement was extinguished when Mr. Starr signed a new retainer agreement with the client, purportedly making him the new attorney of record and removing Mr. Issler from the case, and (2) if not, whether the fee…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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