ALEO v. Weyant, Tenn: Court of Appeals 2013 – Google Scholar. This is a growing area of legal malpractice liability for family law practitioners. After a divorce, one party claims that her lawyer failed to secure a portion of the other party’s pension. The divorce court has the right to…
The case is captioned Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Robert Allan Wright, Jr., 13-0780, December 6, 2013. The Iowa Supreme Court disciplined Wright for (a) failing to recognize a Nigerian scam and (b) allowing other clients to participate in the scam. This case has received a fair amount…
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RODDY, LEAHY, GUILL & ZIMA, LTD., Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2013 – Google Scholar. This is an unpublished decision concerning an allegation of legal malpractice in a workers’ compensation case. The plaintiff is the insurance company. The defendants are the lawyers it hired to…
We receive many calls and other inquiries from former clients of other firms who believe that their lawyer made an error or committed legal malpractice. Here are few suggestions for those who wish to call us. First, make sure that you have proof that the lawyer agreed to represent you.…
Kadlec v. Sumner, Ill: Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 2nd Div. 2013 – Google Scholar. This is an opinion affirming the dismissal of a contribution claim against an accounting firm. The executor of an estate sued the lawyer for the estate, alleging that the lawyer failed to timely file estate tax…
Par via Malm v. MOMKUS McCLUSKEY, LLC, Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2013 – Google Scholar. This is a link to an unpublished decision denying a motion for Rule 11 sanctions in a legal malpractice. The client was sued in connection with a business transaction in the Northern District of Georgia.…
RAFOOL v. Evans, Dist. Court, CD Illinois 2013 – Google Scholar. This is a legal malpractice case where the plaintiff claimed that the defendant lawyers were negligent in failing to instruct the plaintiff to draw on a letter of credit prior to filing bankruptcy. The court held that there was…
McClintock v. West, Cal: Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist., 3rd Div. 2013 – Google Scholar. The Illinois courts have held that a guardian ad litem is immune from a lawsuit from one of the parties. A guardian ad litem is a lawyer appointed by the court in a family…
Koch v. PECHOTA, Dist. Court, SD New York 2013 – Google Scholar. This is an immigration malpractice case where the lawyers were hired to represent a woman to help her obtain a green card. They apparently succeeded in that effort. Later, the plaintiff was deported. She sued the lawyers for…
800 SOUTH WELLS COMMERCIAL, LLC v. HORWOOD MARCUS AND BERK CHARTERED, Ill: Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 4th Div. 2013 – Google Scholar. Plaintiff alleged that Horwood Marcus & Berk (HMB) aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by Nicholas Gouletas and John Cadden. Legal malpractice is governed by a…