A Mnhattan appeals court narrowly upheld claims by two lawyers against a third in a fee-sharing dispute, ruling the pair was entitled to 60 percent of the $2.6 million of the attorney fees in a personal injury case.
In Marin v. Constitution Realty, 111531/07, a three-judge majority of the Appellate Division, First Department, said solo attorney Sheryl Menkes was bound by the “unambiguous language” of the two fee-splitting agreements into which she entered, especially since the “parties to the agreement are attorneys and thus know the importance of precision in the words used.”
