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KING v. FOX

7 N.Y.3d 181 (2006)

851 N.E.2d 1184

818 N.Y.S.2d 833

EDWARD C. KING, Appellant, v. LAWRENCE A. FOX, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Profeta & Eisenstein, New York City (Fred R. Profeta, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Maltz, PLLC, New York City (Richard M. Maltz and David Hammer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO, READ and R.S. SMITH concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CIPARICK, J.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has asked us, by means of three certified questions, whether New York law permits a client to ratify an attorney's fee agreement during a period of continuous representation; whether such ratification is possible if attorney misconduct has occurred; and whether a client can ratify an unconscionable fee agreement.

I.

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