LAW OFFICE OF MARK S. HELWEIL v. KARAMBELAS

Index No. 159060/18. Appeal No. 12909-12909A. Case No. 2019-03670.

190 A.D.3d 560 (2021)

136 N.Y.S.3d 705

2021 NY Slip Op 00260

The Law Office of Mark S. Helweil et al., Respondents, v. Andrea Karambelas, Appellant.

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

Decided January 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Lagnado , New York, for appellant.

Rottenberg Lipman Rich, P.C., New York ( Harry W. Lipman of counsel), for respondents.

Concur— Gische, J.P., Oing, Moulton, Mendez, JJ.


Plaintiffs made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment on the basis of an account stated. Defendant client's signed retainer agreement, payment of a $35,000 retainer, agreement to pay an hourly rate of $600 for legal services, agreement to pay all bills for legal fees, costs, and disbursements immediately upon receipt, as well as four partial payments toward the bills, constituted an acknowledgment of amounts owed and her assent (see Morrison Cohen Singer &...

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