ROBINSON, III v. FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP.


49 A.D.3d 436 (2008)

854 N.Y.S.2d 68

E.C. ROBINSON, III, Appellant, v. FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. et al., Defendants. SLAVIN & SLAVIN, ESQS., Nonparty Respondent.

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

Decided March 20, 2008.


The court properly concluded that plaintiff's attorney was entitled to a charging lien, inasmuch as the termination of the representation did not result from attorney misconduct, discharge for cause, or unjustified abandonment by the attorney (see Klein v Eubank, 87 N.Y.2d 459, 464 [1996]). Contrary to plaintiff's contention, there was no need for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of whether counsel's withdrawal was justifiable...

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