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 This is an unpublished decision concerning an allegation of legal malpractice in a workers’ compensation case.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…
IN RE KARAVIDAS, Ill: Supreme Court 2013 – Google Scholar. This is an important decision by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Court considered whether to impose discipline on an attorney who acted as the executor of his father’s estate. As the executor the attorney took substantial loans from the Estate,…
Goyal v. GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, 718 F. 3d 713 – Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2013 – Google Scholar. The Seventh Circuit sanctioned an attorney for asserting an attorney lien long after the lawyer was terminated. The Facts: Anil Goyal was terminated by his employer in 2004. Barry Gomberg, an…
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…
Kramer v. AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, NA, Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2013 – Google Scholar. Magistrate Cole has written an opinion denying a motion to disqualify an attorney for a plaintiff class in a class action. The plaintiffs are represented by Ari Karen. The defendant is the American National…
The case is captioned In the Matter of Thomas M. Dixon, 71S00-1104-D1-196. The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed all charges against Thomas Dixon, an attorney who represented 85 pro-life protestors in proceedings before Judge Jenny Pitts Manier. Judge Manier is married “to Professor Edward Manier, who was a tenured professor at…
The case is captioned In the Matter of Joseph Stork Smith, 29S00-1201-D1-8. The Indiana Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for “revealing confidential information relating to his representation of a former client by publishing the information in a book for personal gain.” The lawyer also allegedly had a sexual relationship with…
Fink v. SHELDON BANK, Ill: Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 3rd Div. 2013 – Google Scholar. Illinois has long followed the actual innocence rule, which holds that a criminal defendant may not sue his former attorney for legal malpractice unless he can prove that he was actually innocent of the crime.…
AXA CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ASSURANCE v. HOFF & HERRAN, Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2013 – Google Scholar. The Illinois Attorney Lien Act of 1909 (yes, that is not a typo) provides that an attorney can place al lien on a claim that his client places with him for collection. Liens are…