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BUTLER v. MAYER, BROWN AND PLATT

No. 1-97-4639.

704 N.E.2d 740 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 919

235 Ill.Dec. 167

Frank O. BUTLER II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYER, BROWN AND PLATT, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Torshen, Spreyer, Garmisa & Slobig, Ltd., Chicago (Jerome H. Torshen and James K. Genden, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Baker & McKenzie, Chicago (William Joseph Linklater, Michael A. Pollard and Anthony G. Tamato, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Frank Butler appeals the trial court's dismissal of his legal malpractice suit against defendant Mayer, Brown & Platt under section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-619 (West 1996)). The trial court ruled that plaintiff's suit was barred by the two-year statute of limitations for claims against attorneys. See 735 ILCS 5/13-214.3(b) (West 1996).

Plaintiff makes two...

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