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Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Does Not Equal Legal Malpractice

This case, Desetti v. Chester, (Virginia Supreme Court), June 4, 2015, holds that a criminal defendant cannot bring a legal malpractice claim against her former lawyer because she was not factually innocent of the charge. Few legal malpractice cases succeed in the criminal context because the plaintiff (formerly the criminal…

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Unhappy Litigant Cannot Sue The Opposing Party’s Lawyer

Workforce Solutions v. Sara L. Pettinger and Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C., 2105 IL (1st) 121265-U. In 2006, Workforce sued Urban Services of America, Inc., for breach of contract when Urban allegedly failed to pay for $573,000 in services. In 2008, Workforce obtained a default judgment against Urban.…

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ARDC Hearing Board Dismisses Charges Against Lawyer

Filed April 27. The ARDC charged a lawyer handling a divorce, Justin Tedrowe, with wrongfully altering a form, obstructing justice and defrauding an opponent. Tedrowe sucessfully defended himself at trial. An accusation that a lawyer altered a document could be very difficult to defend. The ARDC would show that the…

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Insured’s Prior Knowledge Of An Error Causes Coverage To Be Denied

One common story that I have observed over the years is that legal malpractice insurers frequently deny coverage on the basis that the attorney knew of his own error (or the possibility of a claim) prior to the policy period. The recently decided case, Synergy Law Group, LLC v. Ironshore…

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Legal Malpractice Claim Against Real Estate Lawyer Barred by Statute of Limitations

This is an unpublished decision of the Illinois Appellate Court, captioned Ilija Vasilj v. Harvey Teichman, 2015 IL App (1st) 133955-U. The Appellate court affirmed a decision to grant summary judgment to the lawyer on statute of limitations grounds. The complaint alleged that in 2007 Vasilj purchased the first floor…

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