Notwithstanding the less than commendable conduct by plaintiff and its Civil Court attorney, we are constrained to affirm since the IAS Court properly refused to allow an attorney's charging lien pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475 as there are no proceeds in this discontinued action to which such a lien could attach (see, Goldstein, Goldman, Kessler & Underberg v 4000 E. Riv. Rd. Assocs.,
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