Puder v. Buechel

In this matter, a matrimonial attorney sued a former client to recover unpaid legal fees arising from her representation of the client in a divorce action. The client responded by filing a malpractice counterclaim against the attorney for negotiating an allegedly inadequate divorce settlement and for failing to obtain informed consent before accepting the settlement on the client’s behalf. With the assistance of new counsel, the client then negotiated a second divorce settlement that she deemed “acceptable” and a “fair compromise of the issues.” Subsequently, the matrimonial attorney moved…