GARCIA v. KOZLOV, SEATON, ROMANINI


845 A.2d 602 (2004)

179 N.J. 343

Karen GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KOZLOV, SEATON, ROMANINI & BROOKS, P.C., and Elizabeth L. Sylvester, Esq., Defendants-Respondents, and Hersh Kozlov, Esq., Philip B. Seaton, Esq., Dante J. Romanini, Esq., Gilbert L. Brooks, Esq., and Frank A. DiGiacomo, Esq., Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin K. Indik, Princeton, argued the cause for appellant (Indik & McNamara, attorneys; Mr. Indik and Steven K. Greene, on the brief).

Gilbert L. Brooks, Cherry Hill, argued the cause for respondents (Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, attorneys).


Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue before us arises out of a legal malpractice case. Plaintiff sued her former lawyers for failing to join an arguably integral party in a personal injury lawsuit. In the subsequent legal malpractice action, plaintiff claimed that she was forced to settle the personal injury case with the named defendants for less than full value as a result of the absence of the negligently...

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