Schulte Roth & Zabel has beat a legal malpractice lawsuit stemming from a wealthy couple’s 2015 agreement written by a top Schulte estate planning partner.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Robert Kalish dismissed Jordan Seaman’s legal malpractice complaint, which alleged he incurred millions of dollars in damages as result of being misled by Schulte partner Susan Frunzi about a 2015 agreement with his then-wife. The judge found that there was no attorney-client relationship and Seaman was repeatedly advised to review the agreement with his own counsel.

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