Abreu v. Ferrer

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered August 2, 1996, as resettled by the order dated September 23, 1996, which, inter alia, vacated and discharged appellant’s notice of lien for attorney’s fees, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The subject retainer agreement, a standard Blumberg form that speaks only of prosecuting or adjusting a claim for personal injuries without mention of appeals, is unclear as to whether it was to terminate upon entry of an adverse judgment, as appellant argues, or was to persist through conclusion of the matter, including appeal, as…