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BURTOFF v. FARIS

Nos. 06-CV-407, 06-CV-810.

935 A.2d 1086 (2007)

Bruce D. BURTOFF, Appellant v. James J. FARIS, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 15, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Burtoff, pro se.

Shirlie N. Lake, Baltimore, MD, with whom Camille E. Shora, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL, RUIZ, and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant Burtoff sued appellee Faris for legal malpractice (and a related conflict of interest) after Faris had been counsel to Burtoff as the personal representative of the estate of Cyrus Bernstein.1 The trial court (Judge Wright) dismissed the suit, and the principal issue we decide here is whether, as Faris contends (and as he argued below), Burtoff's suit is barred by the relevant three-year statute of limitations...

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