There are limits on when a Judiciary Law 487 claim applies, and Nimkoff v Waldbaum
2026 NY Slip Op 04203 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department holds that one of them is that the attorney who is accused of deceit must have been acting as an attorney.

“In June 2019, the plaintiff commenced this…

Gruber v Donaldsons, Inc. 2026 NY Slip Op 04182 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is an unusual set up for a legal malpractice case, which involves the car dealership, GEICO, attorneys hired by GEICO and the owner of the vehicle.

“In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for fraud and legal malpractice…

Kushakow v Law Offs. of Joseph B. Rosenberg 2026 NY Slip Op 00882 [246 AD3d 885]
February 18, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department mentions but does not really discuss Judiciary Law 487. It does illustrate the problem in estate or elder law legal malpractice cases, that is, capacity to sue and standing to sue. Too…

Cyngiel v Krigsman 2026 NY Slip Op 03942 June 24, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is an example of what can go wrong with an overreach.

“In an action, inter alia, for an accounting, the defendant Rima Krigsman appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Richard Velasquez, J.), dated July 20, 2022.

Ardent Harmony Fund, Inc. v BDO Trinity Ltd. 2026 NY Slip Op 02090 [248 AD3d 859]

April 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is the story of a mutual fund domiciled in the Cayman Islands who lost money to a group of New York based credit advisors in an alleged fraudulent scheme. Could the mutual…

Rubin v EFP Rotenberg, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 02803 May 5, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department is a case about reliance on an accountant and making a loan based upon that advice. Here plaintiff got oral advice as well as some written reports concerning the credit-worthyness of a borrower. This oral advice was insufficient.…

There is a certain category of legal malpractice cases which arise when the client recovers a settlement or verdict, but is unhappy with the fees, distributions, liens, or disbursements, and the entire process goes wrong. Maurer v Mickel 2026 NY Slip Op 03712 June 11, 2026 Appellate Division, Third Department is an example.

“This appeal…

An extrememly disturbing death of a four-year old is the setting for reevaluation of the quasi-judicial immunity of attorneys for the child/law guardians. Changes in the law and changes in their duties is discussed in Adams v County of Cortland 2026 NY Slip Op 26084 June 4, 2026 Supreme Court, Cortland County Mark G. Masler…