Lin v. Lau:
Fiduciary Duties and Attorney Malpractice

An archetypal fiduciary relationship is that between attorney and client, and the handling of client funds is a potential hornets’ nest of fiduciary-duty liability for attorneys.  In Lin v. Lau, 210 A.D.3d 817 (2d Dep’t 2022), the Appellate Division, Second Department, refused to dismiss a lawsuit against an attorney arising from the attorney’s alleged mishandling…