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VAN DAM v. GAY

Record No. 091659.

699 S.E.2d 480 (2010)

Josephine VAN DAM, v. Gordon B. GAY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam T. Kronfeld (The Duff Law Firm, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant.

Carol T. Stone ( Virginia M. Sadler ; Jordan Coyne & Savits, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KOONTZ, KINSER, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, and MIMS, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.

This appeal presents a question as to the time a right of action accrued, and the statute of limitations began to run, in an action to recover damages for legal malpractice.

Facts and Proceedings

The facts are undisputed. Nicholas J. Van Dam (the former husband) and Josephine F. Van Dam (the wife) were parties to a divorce suit in 1986. The wife retained Gordon B. Gay, an attorney at law, (the...

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