In re the Arbitration between Thornton & Naumes, LLP & Athari Law Office

Crew III, J.R

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (McNamara, J.), entered July 25, 2006 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 and a related action, granted petitioners/plaintiffs’ motion for an order of attachment.

In 2002, respondents Mohammed J. Athari and his law firm, respondent Athari Law Office, entered into a fee sharing agreement with petitioner Thornton & Naumes, LLP (hereinafter Thornton) with respect to lead poisoning personal injury cases. In July 2005, Supreme Court granted petitioners’ application to compel arbitration based upon allegations…