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PUDER v. BUECHEL

874 A.2d 534 (2005)

183 N.J. 428

Virginia B. PUDER, Esq., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kathleen BUECHEL, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Castiglia argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Castiglia and Pashman Stein, attorneys; Mr. Castiglia and Michael S. Stein, on the briefs).

David Feinsilver, Millburn, argued the cause for respondent (The Feinsilver Law Group, attorneys; Mr. Feinsilver and H. Jonathan Rubinstein, on the briefs).

Christopher J. Carey, Morristown, argued the cause for amicus curiae, New Jersey State Bar Association (Edwin J. McCreedy, President, attorney; Mr. Carey and Mr. McCreedy, of counsel; Mr. Carey and Theodore H. Hilke, on the brief).

Justice ZAZZALI delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this matter, a matrimonial attorney sued a former client to recover unpaid legal fees arising from her representation of the client in a divorce action. The client responded by filing a malpractice counterclaim against the attorney for negotiating an allegedly inadequate divorce settlement and for failing to obtain informed consent before accepting the settlement on the client's behalf. With the assistance of...

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