Taylor v. Paskoff & Tamber, LLP

OPINION OF THE COURT

Michael D. Stallman, J.

*1126It is ordered that this motion for renewal and reargument is granted only to the extent that reargument is granted, and upon reargument, the court adheres to its prior decision and order, and the motion is otherwise denied.

In this legal malpractice action, plaintiffs allege that they hired defendants to represent them in a private adoption from a Russian woman. According to plaintiffs, defendants did not prepare a binding extrajudicial consent from the birth mother for the adoption in compliance with Domestic Relations Law § 115-b. In the underlying…