Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York April 7, 2003 (Lansky v. Easow)

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, John Marshall, the plaintiffs former attorney, appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Alpert, J.), dated August 20, 2002, as denied those branches of his motion which were for a retaining lien in the amount of $2,084.75 and a charging lien on the underlying action.