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WILSON v. M.G. GULO & ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 3-97-0302.

691 N.E.2d 875 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 897

229 Ill.Dec. 402

Carol WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M.G. GULO & ASSOCIATES, INC., a professional corporation, and Michael F. Gulo, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Elliott, Elliott & McClure, Momence, Paul F. Michel (argued), Elliott & McClure, Bourbonnais, for Carol Wilson.

Cory D. Lund, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Joliet, Bruce L. Carmen (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Michael F. Gulo, M.G. Gulo & Associates, Inc.

Justice BRESLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in this appeal is whether the doctrine of res judicata precludes a legal malpractice action when the action was filed after the defendant attorneys litigated a petition for fees in the underlying case. The defendants, M.G. Gulo & Associates, Inc. and Michael Gulo (defendants), contend that the issues raised in both the petition for fees and the subsequent malpractice claim are identical, thus...

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