In the Matter of Sylvan Lawrence, Richard S. Lawrence v. Graubard Miller, and Richard S. Lawrence…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the revised 2005 retainer agreement between Alice Lawrence and Graubard Miller was not procedurally or substantively unconscionable and therefore enforceable, and that the Lawrence estate’s claim to recover the 1998 gifts to the attorneys is time‑barred because the continuous representation doctrine does not apply to fee or gift disputes.