Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly dismissed so much of the first and second causes of action as sought to recover damages for legal malpractice. An action to recover damages for legal malpractice requires proof that (a) the attorney was negligent; (b) the negligence was the proximate cause of the loss sustained; and (c) actual damages (see, Ressis v Wojick,
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