MURRAY, Judge.
The law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere and Denegre, L.L.P. (Jones, Walker), seeks review of the trial court's refusal to maintain its exception of prescription to a legal malpractice claim asserted as a reconventional demand by its former client, Homestead Insurance Company (Homestead). For the reasons which follow, we grant the writ and reverse.
Prior to the enactment of La. R.S. 9:5605, a tort claim for legal malpractice...
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