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BARNA v. PRESTON LAW GROUP, P.C.

No. M2008-02560-COA-R3-CV.

JOSEPH BARNA v. PRESTON LAW GROUP, P.C. ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Filed August 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip L. Davidson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Joseph C. Barna.

C. Bennett Harrison, Jr., and J. Cole Dowsley, Jr., for the appellees, Preston Law Group, P.C., and G. Kline Preston, IV.

Frank G. Clement, Jr., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Richard H. Dinkins, J., joined. Patricia J. Cottrell, P.J., M.S., filed a concurring opinion.

OPINION

FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JUDGE.

The plaintiff appeals the summary dismissal of his legal malpractice action against his former attorney. In the Complaint, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants, the attorney and his law firm, represented themselves to be "competent in securities law related matters," and that the defendants breached their duty by failing to utilize the requisite skill and competency while representing him in a claim against a brokerage...

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