Defendant opposes his former attorney's application for additional legal fees on the ground that she failed to comply with the rules governing matrimonial retainer agreements (22 NYCRR part 1400). We find that McGrath substantially complied with the rules and therefore is not precluded from recovering reasonable fees for services rendered (see Flanagan v Flanagan,
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