Roe v. Roe

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Duggan, J.), entered November 7, 2012 in Albany County, which, among other things, partially granted a motion by the Law Office of Joanne M. White to, among other things, impose a charging lien for counsel fees.

In April 2012, plaintiff retained the Law Office of Joanne M. White (hereinafter the firm) to represent her in a contested matrimonial action. In September 2012, plaintiff elected to seek new counsel, and Joanne M. White agreed—on behalf of the firm—to execute a consent to change attorney form. Shortly thereafter, the firm moved by order to…