Legal Opinion
Mandell v. Mandell
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
*798OPINION OF THE COURT
Alan D. Scheinkman, J.1
In this matrimonial action, defendant seeks to disqualify Ellen Jancko-Baken, Esq.2 as counsel for plaintiff based on his contention that she represented plaintiff in a “collaborative law” process prior to the commencement of this action.
The parties were married on August 28, 1998. They have three minor children. Defendant moved out of the marital residence on October 1, 2011. At the time defendant moved out of the residence, he was working as an attorney at a law firm earning a base salary of approximately $260,000 and plaintiff was volunteering as…
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- Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- LaRusso v. KatzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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