SMITH v. CONLEY

No. 2005-0247

109 Ohio St.3d 141 (2006)

2006-Ohio-2035

SMITH, APPELLEE, v. CONLEY, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton B. Smith, pro se.

Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., Clifford C. Masch, W. Bradford Longbrake, and Holly M. Wilson, for appellant.

Gallagher Sharp and Timothy J. Fitzgerald, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the termination of the attorney-client relationship for purposes of R.C. 2305.11 (time limitation on bringing a legal-malpractice claim) is dependent upon the filing of a motion to withdraw pursuant to a local rule of court.

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{¶ 2} Appellant, attorney Craig Conley, represented appellee, Clayton Smith, in a criminal trial. At the...

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