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DUFFEY LAW OFFICE v. TANK TRANSPORT

No. 94-1278.

194 Wis.2d 674 (1995)

535 N.W.2d 91

DUFFEY LAW OFFICE, S.C., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TANK TRANSPORT, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John Theiler Bode and Brian E. Running of Bode, Schroeder, Carroll & Murn, S.C., of Waukesha, Wisconsin. There was oral argument by John Theiler Bode.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Terry E. Johnson and Dan J. Gendreau of Peterson, Johnson & Murray, S.C., of Milwaukee. There was oral argument by Terry E. Johnson and Joseph P. Duffey.

Before Fine, Schudson and Myse, JJ.

FINE, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding to Duffey Law Office, S.C., attorney's fees in connection with its representation of Tank Transport, Inc., and dismissing Tank Transport's counterclaim against the Duffey firm for legal malpractice. The pivotal issue in this case is whether an attorney who represents to a client that the attorney has expertise greater than that of the average Wisconsin lawyer is to be held to a standard of professional care that...

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