LUCEY v. LAW OFFICES OF PRETZEL & STOUFFER

No. 1-96-2659.

703 N.E.2d 473 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 349

234 Ill.Dec. 612

Lawrence H. LUCEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAW OFFICES OF PRETZEL & STOUFFER, CHARTERED and Theodore G. Gertz, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

November 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Wigoda, Law Offices of William S. Wigoda, Ltd., Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael A. Pope and Jeffrey C. Clark, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, for Defendants-Appellees.


Justice LEAVITT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Lawrence Lucey brought the present action for legal malpractice against defendants Theodore Gertz and the law firm of Pretzel & Stouffer. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's amended complaint with prejudice on the basis that the statute of limitations on the malpractice action had expired. Plaintiff now appeals, arguing the trial court erred in dismissing his complaint and not permitting him to amend...

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