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IN RE ESTATE OF POWELL

Nos. 115997, 116009.

12 N.E.3d 14 (2014)

2014 IL 115997

382 Ill. Dec. 14

In re ESTATE OF Perry C. POWELL (a/k/a Perry Smith, Jr.), a Disabled Person (Robert F. Harris, Cook County Public Guardian, Appellee, v. John C. Wunsch, P.C., et al., Appellants).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Konicek , Amir R. Tahmassebi and Thomas J. Long , of Konicek & Dillon, P.C., of Geneva, for appellants Phillips Law Offices, Ltd., and Jill M. Webb.

Patricia L. Argentati , Shana A. O'Grady , and Jessica L. Briney , of Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., of Wheaton, for appellants John C. Wunsch, P.C., et al.

Mark D. Belongia and Harry O. Channon , of Roetzel & Andress, LPA, of Chicago, for appellee.

OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 At issue in this appeal is the scope of an attorney's duty in an action brought pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/0.01 et seq. (West 2012)). Plaintiff, the estate of Perry C. Powell, filed claims for legal malpractice against several attorneys and their law firms as a result of the attorneys' conduct in handling a wrongful death action in which Powell...

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