Legal Opinion
Gaiter v. City of Buffalo Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 2016Published
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Timothy J. Drury, J.), entered August 14, 2015. The order directed the appellant Law Office of Eric B. Grossman to pay *1350to respondent HoganWillig, PLLC, 35% of the legal fees generated in the underlying action.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: In appeal No. 1, Law Office of Eric B. Gross-man (Grossman), plaintiffs’ counsel in the underlying personal injury action, appeals from an order directing it to pay plaintiffs’ former counsel, respondent HoganWillig, PLLC, 35% of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Benjamin v. KoeppelNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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