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GERE v. LOUIS

No. A-78 September Term 2010.

38 A.3d 591 (2012)

209 N.J. 486

Julia GERE, formerly known as Julia Gere Ricker, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank A. LOUIS, Esq., an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, Louis, Roe & Wolf, Esqs., and Louis, Stolfe & Ziegler, Esqs., Defendants, and John DeBartolo, Esq., an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, and Atkinson & DeBartolo, P.C., Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Marie Acciavatti argued the cause for appellant.

Dianna L. Daghir-McCarthy argued the cause for respondents (Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, attorneys; Ms. Daghir-McCarthy and Scott B. Tenenbaum , on the brief).

Christopher J. Carey , Morristown, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association ( Susan A. Feeney , President, Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Robertson, and Graham Curtin , attorneys; Richard H. Steen , Princeton, of counsel; Mr. Carey , Mr. Steen, , Robert B. Hille , John W. Kaveney , Morristown, Theodore H. Hilke and Amirali Y. Haidri , Union, on the brief).

Judge WEFING (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certification in this matter to consider whether plaintiff's legal malpractice claim is barred under Puder v. Buechel, 183 N.J. 428, 874 A.2d 534 (2005), when, as part of her resolution of a property dispute with her former spouse, plaintiff entered a settlement agreement that included a reservation of rights to...

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