Here is the famous Lynrd Skynrd royalties attorney fee case from the Court of Appeals. Now, says the NYJL in a John Caher article:

“* A client can ratify a fee agreement during a period of continuous representation;

* A client can ratify a fee agreement during a period of continuous representation even if attorney misconduct occurred in that time period, but not if the misconduct induced ratification; and

* A client can ratify an unconscionable attorney’s fee agreement. Here is the article.