KAPLAN v. SKOLOFF & WOLFE, P.C.


770 A.2d 1258 (2001)

339 N.J. Super. 97

Kathleen Q. KAPLAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKOLOFF & WOLFE, P.C., Cary B. Cheifetz, Esq., and Beatrice E. Kandell, Esq., Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. Thyne argued the cause for appellant (Stein, Thyne, Lagrottta, Roper & Twardowsky, attorneys; Hilton L. Stein, of counsel, Mr. Thyne, on the brief).

Meredith Kaplan Stoma, Livingston, argued the cause for respondents (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, attorneys; Ms. Stoma, of counsel and on the brief and Elise Dinolfo, on the brief).

Before Judges PETRELLA, NEWMAN and WELLS.


The opinion of the court was delivered by NEWMAN, J.A.D.

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment dismissing plaintiff Kathleen Q. Kaplan's legal malpractice action. We affirm.

Plaintiff initiated an action against defendants, her former attorneys in her matrimonial proceeding. The thrust of her complaint was that she was negligently represented by defendants in connection with the property settlement agreement that she entered into, which...

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