BROWN v. JONZ

No. 89-72.

572 A.2d 455 (1990)

James Lewis BROWN, Jr., Appellant, v. Donald Wheeler JONZ, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Sheller, pro hac vice, with whom Thomas A. Lemmer, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Donald Wheeler Jonz, pro se.

Before NEWMAN, BELSON, and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


BELSON, Associate Judge:

James Lewis Brown brought an action against Donald Wheeler Jonz for legal malpractice allegedly committed during the course of Jonz's unsuccessful representation of Brown in a criminal matter. The trial court granted Jonz's motion for dismissal on the basis that the statute of limitations on the claim had expired.1 Because the statute of limitations governing Brown's claim for legal malpractice was tolled pursuant...

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