FOX v. BERKS

No. 1-01-0558.

778 N.E.2d 1141 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 815

268 Ill.Dec. 519

Catherine L. FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Melvyn BERKS, Scott Colky and the law firm of Berks And Colky, Ltd., a professional corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Johnson and Joseph T. Gentleman, Chicago, for Appellant.

George W. Spellmire and Lisa M. Sommer, of D'Acona & Pflaum LLC, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Catherine Fox, brought this action against Defendants, Melvyn Berks, Scott Colky, and Berks and Colky Ltd., seeking recovery for legal malpractice. Plaintiff alleges that she incurred damages as a result of negligent legal representation rendered by defendants in plaintiff's dissolution action against her former husband. In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendant was negligent in (a) failing to fully...

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