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TUTEN v. JOEL

No. 5268.

410 S.C. 104 (2014)

763 S.E.2d 54

Julie TUTEN, Respondent, v. David Charles JOEL, individually and d/b/a Joel & Associates, P.A. and/or Joel & Associates; David C. Joel, Attorney at Law, P.C.; and Heather A. Glover, Defendants, Of whom David Charles Joel is the Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey MacLure Watson, III and Desa Allen Ballard , Ballard & Watson, both of West Columbia; and Stephanie Nichole Weissenstein , of Gilbert, for Appellant.

Tom Griffin Woodruff, Jr. , of Aiken, for Respondent.

FEW, C.J.

David Charles Joel appeals from a $275,000 jury verdict against him for legal malpractice in connection with his representation of Julie Tuten. Joel argues the trial court erred in: (1) granting a partial directed verdict for Tuten; (2) denying his directed verdict motion; and (3) denying his motion for a new trial nisi remittitur. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Joel is an attorney licensed in Georgia. Starting at least in 1993...

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