Marinelli Associates v. Morrison

—In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant Edward A. Morrison appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated April 25, 2002, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“The proponent of a summary judgment motion must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, tendering sufficient evidence to eliminate any material issues of fact from the case” (Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 NY2d 851, 853 [1985]; Drago v King, 283 AD2d 603…