Kutner v. Antonacci

*586OPINION OF THE COURT

Gary F. Knobel, J.

The issue presented by the plaintiff for determination has not been specifically addressed by the Code of Professional Responsibility, and appears to have only been ruled upon by a New York court in an advisory opinion issued on October 5, 2006 by the Appellate Division, First Department, in Ween v Dow (35 AD3d 58 [2006]): may an attorney recover interest at the rate set forth in the client’s retainer agreement for monies owed by the client, even if the client (or the guarantor) never objects to the particular interest rate provided for in that retainer…