When is it the attorney’s fault, and when the Client’s ?  That question is answered, in this particular situation, by the decision in Bernard v/ Proskauer Rose LLP.

Client is an extraordinarily accomplished real estate transactionalist.  In 1994 he joined the Trust Company of the West, as a portfolio manager for certain real estate…

Jousting with the landlord over rent stabilized apartments is a uniquely NYC type of activity. Violations of the rent-stabilization laws may lead to treble damages, and tenants routinely litigate over the actual v. statutory rent, whether there has been an illegal rent increase, and over violations.

Here, in Kyle v. Heiberger, NY Slip Op 32409(u)…

Izko Sportswear Co., Inc. v Flaum ; 2009 NY Slip Op 04387 [63 AD3d 687] ; June 2, 2009 ; Appellate Division, Second Department  is a somewhat famous case in Legal Malpractice.  In earlier decisions, the Appellate Division determined that plaintiff stated a cause of action in Judiciary Law 487.  Now, the case has…

The folks over at Attorney.org recently contacted me about an interview for their website. If you don’t know who they are, check them out.  . In addition to legal news, they also highlight noteworthy attorneys from around the country. One of their upcoming features is a highlight of local Attorney Generals and District Attorneys. They…

A prime worry for the legal malpractice practitioner, on either side of the aisle, is whether there is legal malpractice insurance.  For the defendant, it is paramount; for the plaintiff it is significant.  Much thought has gone into how to determine whether the target defendant has adequate [or indeed, any] insurance, and planning has to…

In    PETER GIANOUKAS, DORIS GIANOUKAS and NICHOLAS TARSIA, Plaintiffs, – against – PETER CAMPITIELLO, ESQ., LEVY & BOONSHOFT P.C., DAVID M. LEVY, ESQ., STEPHEN BOONSHOFT, ESQ. and EAST WEST ACQUISITIONS, LLC, Defendants.;09 Civ. 1266 (PAC);UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK;2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95354;October 13, 2009   we see…

In Santiago v Fellows, Epstein & Hymowitz, P.C. ; 2009 NY Slip Op 07393 ; Decided on October 13, 2009 ;Appellate Division, Second Department we see a rather stark and short decision from the Appellate Division after dueling summary judgment motions are decided in defendant’s favor.  There is not a lot of factual background…

In Pu v. Mitsopoulos, Supreme Court, New York County recalls what every CLE program tells its audience:  Fee suits invite legal malpractice counterclaims.  Invariably, the suing attorney says that the counterclaim has no merit, and that it is sour grapes, and motivated solely by a deadbeat who refuses to pay wholly justified legal fees…