OPINION OF THE COURT
TOM, J.P.
The remarkable defense proffered in this professional malpractice action is that an attorney who neglects a matter so that the statute of limitations runs against his client cannot be held legally accountable if the attorney happens to expire before the applicable limitations period. A cause of action for attorney malpractice requires: "`(1) the negligence of the attorney; (2) that the negligence was the proximate cause of...
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