Heath v. Herron

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered against appellant (Heath or appellant) in a legal malpractice suit brought by ap-pellee (Herron or appellee) alleging negligence and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. We affirm the trial court’s judgment except as to the award of damages and attorney’s fees under the DTPA claim and those damages awarded for mental anguish under the negligence claim.

Appellee retained appellant to represent him as sole defense counsel in a suit filed by Neil Beene, who sought a dissolution and accounting of…