LETGOLTS v. DAVID H. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, PC

No. B306905.

71 Cal.App.5th 272 (2021)

ALLEN LETGOLTS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DAVID H. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, PC, et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

November 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy D. McGonigle Professional Corporation and Timothy D. McGonigle for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Freeman Mathis & Gary, Frances M. O'Meara , Stephen M. Caine and Holly M. Teel for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

A case within a case can arise when a legal malpractice suit accuses lawyers of poor work. The main case is the malpractice suit: were defendant lawyers' performances deficient? The case within the case is whether the lawyers' performances mattered. If the underlying suit on which the lawyers worked...

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