Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.
"To state a cause of action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must allege: (1) that the attorney `failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession,' and (2) that the attorney's breach of the duty proximately caused...
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