Cellino & Barnes, P.C. v. York

Cellino & Barnes, P.C. v York (2019 NY Slip Op 02239) Cellino & Barnes, P.C. v York 2019 NY Slip Op 02239 Decided on March 22, 2019 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided on March 22, 2019 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND TROUTMAN, JJ. 384 CA 18-00706 [*1]CELLINO & BARNES, P.C., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v BRIAN CHAPIN YORK, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.) BRIAN CHAPIN YORK, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT PRO SE. CELLINO & BARNES, P.C., BUFFALO (GREGORY V. PAJAK OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Tracey A. Bannister, J.), entered January 8, 2018. The judgment, among other things, awarded plaintiff the sum of $32,028.28 as against defendant. It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In this fee dispute between attorneys, defendant attorney appeals from a judgment that awarded plaintiff law firm one third of the attorneys' fees in the underlying personal injury litigation. We reject defendant's contention that Supreme Court abused its discretion in fashioning the award. In fixing the percentages to be awarded to the parties, the court properly considered "such factors as the amount of time spent by each lawyer on the case, the work performed and the amount of recovery" (Lai Ling Cheng v Modansky Leasing Co., 73 NY2d 454, 458 [1989]; see McCarthy v Roberts Roofing & Siding Co., Inc., 45 AD3d 1375, 1375-1376 [4th Dept 2007]). Entered: March 22, 2019 Mark W. Bennett Clerk of the Court