Wiggins v. Kopko

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Cerio Jr., J.), entered January 17, 2012 in Tompkins County, which, among other things, granted plaintiffs motion to compel certain disclosure.

*1133In October 2004, a client retained the law firm of Wiggins & Masson, LLfi in which plaintiff was a partner, to represent him in a legal malpractice action on a contingency fee basis. Plaintiff thereafter retained defendant Edward E. Kopko to work on this action. Kopko became the attorney with primary responsibility for the action, and eventually entered into a partnership agreement with plaintiff, forming…