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SAFFER v. WILLOUGHBY

143 N.J. 256 (1996)

670 A.2d 527

MICHAEL A. SAFFER, AS A FORMER MEMBER OF KLEIN CHAPMAN, A PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. WILLIAM W. WILLOUGHBY, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Donner argued the cause for appellant (Shain, Schaffer & Rafanello, attorneys).

Leonard A. Peduto, Jr., argued the cause for respondent (Chapman, Henkoff, Kessler, Peduto & Saffer, attorneys; Mr. Peduto and Patricia A. Cauldwell, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

This case involves a fee dispute between an attorney and a former client. The former client filed a request for fee arbitration with the District XI Fee Arbitration Committee (Fee Committee). Six months after filing the request, and before a decision was reached, the client discovered evidence that convinced him to file a legal malpractice action in the Law Division against his former attorney. The client, represented...

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