LENAHAN v. RUSSELL L. FORKEY, P.A.

No. 96-1474.

702 So.2d 610 (1997)

Edward LENAHAN, Appellant, v. RUSSELL L. FORKEY, P.A., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Purcell of William C. Purcell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Susan Y. Slaton of Peterson, Bernard, Vandenberg, Zei, Geisler & Martin, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


PARIENTE, Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether, based on the client's dismissal of a related lawsuit, summary judgment was properly granted in this legal malpractice claim. We conclude that justiciable issues of fact remain that are not conclusively refuted by the current record.

Appellant, Edward Lenahan (client), alleged that he hired appellee, Russell L. Forkey, P.A. (Forkey), to represent him in connection with...

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