MEYER v. WAGNER


429 Mass. 410 (1999)

JUDITH MEYER v. AUGUSTUS F. WAGNER, JR

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Barnstable.

April 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Deptula for the plaintiff.

James R. DeGiacomo (Judith K. Wyman with him) for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, FRIED, & MARSHALL, JJ.


GREANEY, J.

The principal issue raised in this appeal is whether a client who agreed to the settlement of a divorce action on the advice of her attorney later may properly assert a claim for malpractice against the attorney in the preparation and execution of the settlement agreement.

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant in the Superior Court claiming that he had committed malpractice in the legal services rendered to her in connection with...

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