Ex-Client Gets Trial Against Lawyers Who Helped Him Sue Ex-Wife

A New York man who sued the attorneys representing him in litigation against his ex-wife can go to trial in federal court on claims the firm placed its interests ahead of his, but not on his claim for attorney deceit.

A trial is needed to determine whether Ames Ray fully appreciated the potential conflict posed by his law firm’s interest in protecting its reputation when he chose to proceed with Balestriere Fariello as his counsel, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Thursday. It’s also unclear the extent to which ...