Matter of Robinson
The appellant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel in his efforts to contest the validity of his father‘s last will and testament. “[I]n the context of civil litigation, an attorney‘s errors or omissions are binding on the client and, absent extraordinary circumstances, a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel will not be entertained” (Matter of Saren v Palma, 263 AD2d 544, 545 [1999]; see Matter of Cichosz v Cichosz, 12 AD3d 598, 599 [2004]; Matter of Ketcham v Crawford, 1 AD3d 359, 361 [2003]; Department of Social Servs. v Trustum C.D., 97 AD2d 831 [1983]). The appellant failed to establish the existence of any extraordinary circumstances in this case.
The appellant‘s remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see