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31 Jan 2018, 3:53 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
In the context of an attorney-client relationship, the attorney bears the burden of showing that the parties’ fee agreement was fair, reasonable, and fully known and understood by plaintiff (Jacobson v Sassower, 66 NY2d 991, 993 [1985]; see also Seth Rubenstein, PC v Ganea, 41 AD3d 54, 64 [2d Dept 2007]). [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 4:44 am
Nash in New York County adopts the Second Department's holding: "Public policy dictates that courts pay particular attention to fee arrangements between attorneys and their clients, as it is important that a fee contract be fair, reasonable, and fully known and understood by the client (see Jacobson v Sassower, 66 NY2d 991, 993, 499 NYS2d 381, 489 NE2d 1283 [1985]; Shaw v Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., 68 NY2d 172, 176, 507 NYS2d 610, 499 NE2d 864… [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 4:00 am
Nash in New York County adopts the Second Department's holding:"Public policy dictates that courts pay particular attention to fee arrangements between attorneys and their clients, as it is important that a fee contract be fair, reasonable, and fully known and understood by the client (see Jacobson v Sassower, 66 NY2d 991, 993, 499 NYS2d 381, 489 NE2d 1283 [1985]; Shaw v Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., 68 NY2d 172, 176, 507 NYS2d 610, 499… [read post]