SANGHA v. LA BARBERA

No. G035195.

52 Cal.Rptr.3d 640 (2006)

146 Cal.App.4th 79

Roopinder Singh SANGHA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Vincent LA BARBERA, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

December 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Day, Day & Brown, Christopher J. Day, Tustin; Law Office of William Kopeny and William Kopeny, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and Gary M. Lape, Costa Mesa, for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

ARONSON, J.

In an action for legal malpractice, Roopinder Sangha alleged his former criminal defense attorney, Vincent La Barbera, negligently advised him to plead guilty to felony vandalism (Pen.Code, § 594, subd. (a); all statutory citations are to this code unless noted) in exchange for dismissal of a pending criminal threats charge (§ 422). He later retained new counsel, persuaded the...

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