PESSONI v. RABKIN


220 A.D.2d 732 (1995)

633 N.Y.S.2d 338

Patricia Pessoni et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gene Rabkin et al., Defendants. David B. Jacobs, Nonparty Appellant; Green & Halpern et al., Nonparty Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

October 30, 1995


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the appellant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied the appellant a share of the legal fees earned by settlement of the claims of Pamela Pessoni and her two children. It is well settled that "`[a]n attorney who engages in misconduct by violating the Disciplinary Rules is not entitled to legal fees for any services rendered'" (Matter of Winston, 214 A.D.2d 677<...

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