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· 10/14/1993

Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero & Bell

Citations

  • 622 N.E.2d 288
  • 81 N.Y.2d 655
  • 602 N.Y.S.2d 788
  • 1993 N.Y. LEXIS 3274

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  • finding discharged attorney who had contingency fee arrangement with former client had elected to receive contingent percentage fee from incoming attorney
  • finding logical sequence between claim filed once in state court and later in federal court
  • discussing a discharged attorney's options for recovery in a case involving a contingency-fee agreement
  • discussing a discharged attorney’s options for recovery in a case involving a contingency-fee agreement
  • permitting an attorney to assert a charging lien where the attorney was discharged after representing a plaintiff in state court who hired new attorneys to file an action on the same claim in federal court
  • \Only if the client and attorney agree may the attorney receive a fee based on a percentage of the recovery.\

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Judges: Simons

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