Legal Opinion
Cinao v. Reers
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jack M. Battaglia, J.
With a verified complaint dated June 9, 2004, plaintiff Frederick Cinao commenced this action for legal malpractice against defendant Richard Reers. Plaintiff allegedly retained defendant in April 2000 to assist him in connection with a trust created by plaintiff’s mother, who died the previous August, including proceedings in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit of the State of Hawaii. According to plaintiff, defendant failed to arrange for an appearance by plaintiff in the Hawaii proceedings on three occasions, with the result that plaintiff was…
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