INNES v. MARZANO-LESNEVICH

A-16 September Term 2014, No. 074291.

136 A.3d 108 (2016)

224 N.J. 584

Peter INNES and Victoria Solenne Innes, by her Guardian Peter Innes, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Madeline MARZANO-LESNEVICH, Esq., and Lesnevich & Marzano-Lesnevich, Attorneys at Law, i/j/s/a, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mitchell A. Liebowitz, Esq., Peter Van Aulen, Esq., and Maria Jose Carrascosa, Third-Party Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Carey argued the cause for appellants ( Graham Curtin , attorneys; Mr. Carey and Jared J. Limbach , Morristown, on the briefs).

James H. Waller argued the cause for respondents Peter Innes and Victoria Solenne Innes.

Fruqan Mouzon argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association ( Miles S. Winder III , President, attorney; Paris P. Eliades , of counsel; Mr. Eliades, Mr. Mouzon, Dennis J. Drasco , and Arthur M. Owens , Roseland, on the brief).

Steven J. Tegrar submitted a brief on behalf of respondent Peter Van Aulen, Esq . (Law Office of Joseph Carolan, attorney; Mr. Tegrar and George H. Sly, Jr. , on the brief).

William F. O'Connor, Jr. , submitted a brief on behalf of respondent Mitchell A. Liebowitz, Esq. (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, attorneys; Mr. O'Connor and Lawrence S. Cutalo , Morristown, on the brief).


Plaintiff Peter Innes and his wife, Maria Jose Carrascosa, were involved in a contentious divorce and custody battle over their daughter Victoria. During the course of their domestic relations litigation, the parties entered into an agreement whereby Carrascosa's attorneys would hold Victoria's...

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