Ordered that the order is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof awarding compound interest of 1.5% per month on any untimely installment payments of the attorney's fee; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from and cross-appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
An award of a reasonable attorney's fee is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court (see DeCabrera v. Cabrera-Rosete,
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