An attorney's charging lien under Judiciary Law § 475 "attaches to a . . . judgment or final order in his client's favor, and the proceeds thereof." Thus, the procedure of Judiciary Law § 475 is designed to attach only the specific proceeds of the judgment or settlement in the action where the attorney appeared (Butler, Fitzgerald & Potter v Gelmin,
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