Opinion
June 23, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Bucaria, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In the absence of a written agreement as to attorney's fees, the petitioner law firm is entitled to compensation for the services it rendered on a quantum meruit basis ( see, Jacobson v Sassower, 66 N.Y.2d 991). The determination of whether legal fees are reasonable under the circumstances is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court ( see, Matter of Freeman, 34 N.Y.2d 1, 9-10; Chernofsky DeNoyelles v. Waldman, 212 A.D.2d 566). The court's determination fixing the retaining lien and charging lien at $15,000 for legal services rendered in the absence of any written agreement is supported by the record.
Mangano, P.J., Copertino, Florio and McGinity, JJ., concur.