In a very (very) unusual kind of opinion, Justice Weinmann of Supreme Court, Erie County holds in Hogan v Van Buren, 2025 NY Slip Op 25259 Decided on October 3, 2025 that a suspended attorney may not seek fees from the clients involved in the litigation which caused his suspension.

“Corey Hogan is a…

As yet another real estate legal malpractice case, the decision in 538 Morgan Realty LLC v Law Off. of Aihong You, PC 2025 NY Slip Op 06639 Decided on December 02, 2025
Appellate Division, First Department distinguishes between two different (and subsequent) firms.

“Plaintiffs alleged facts permitting a reasonable inference that the liquidated damages clause…

Coyle v Catterson 2025 NY Slip Op 34372(U) November 17, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 157161/2025 Judge: James d’Auguste is a kind of celebrity legal malpractice case, in as much as the defendant is a former Court of Appeals Judge who transitioned to a big law position. The underlying case…

Matrimonial cases are unlike almost every other kind of case except a criminal plea. Get involved in a car accident and you will likely settle through your attorney with a release and a stipulation of discontinuance. Resolution of a breach of contract will follow the same paradigm, as will a battle over patents. However, settle…

Stinnett v Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC 2025 NY Slip Op 04677 [241 AD3d 737]
August 13, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department is a decision which obscurely indicates what might be the underlying case, where the underlying case was against Delta Airlines and Quest Diagnostics, and the outcome was that plaintiff was fired. How might…

Hsiung v Zhang Jiang Lin 2025 NY Slip Op 34306(U) November 7, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 650855/2025 Judge: Mary V. Rosado is a situation where an interpleaded plaintiff attorney is holding escrowed funds and was potentially subject to a legal malpractice claim. The attorney proposed to deposit the escrowed…

NYC is strongly real estate centric, and there is a wide swath of legal malpractice law based upon real estate transactions. Tesniere v Cinotti LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 34269(U) November 10, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160760/2024 Judge: Mary V. Rosado is a recent addition.

“On April 28…

In Campbell v Law Off. of Solomon Rosengarten 2025 NY Slip Op 04700 [241 AD3d 771]
August 20, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department it starts to run when plaintiff is no longer able to prosecute a dismissed case.

“In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order…