LAWRENCE v. SANTOS

13946N, 308430/12.

124 A.D.3d 453 (2015)

RICHON S. LAWRENCE, Plaintiff, v. HECTOR SANTOS et al., Defendants. HAROLD CHETRICK, ESQ., Nonparty Appellant, v. THE GREENBERG LAW FIRM, LLP, Nonparty Respondent.

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

Decided January 13, 2015.


It is uncontroverted that, when Greenberg took over plaintiff's representation from Chetrick (who had received a $15,000 offer on the case after working on the matter for almost a year), outgoing and incoming counsel agreed that Greenberg would pay Chetrick $5,000 of the contingency fee in the event defendant's carrier agreed to pay plaintiff the full policy amount of $25,000. The case has settled for that amount, and we see no justification for relieving Greenberg from the...

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