The statute of limitations on a cause of action for legal malpractice is three years (see CPLR 214 [6]). Contrary to plaintiff's assertions, the claim was not tolled by the continuous representation doctrine. Generally, tolling under the continuous representation doctrine "end[s] once the client is informed or otherwise put on notice of the attorney's withdrawal from representation" (Shumsky v Eisenstein,
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