Client Claims Attorney Negligent For Advising She File For Bankruptcy Relief - Case Dismissed As Client Lacks Legal Capacity
On May 29, 2019, an appellate court agreed that a client's claim for legal malpractice is no longer the property of the client once they file for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the US Bankruptcy Code. In March 2012 the plaintiff/client filed for bankruptcy and 3 years later sued the att...