Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center, LLC v. White

Bernes, Judge.

Appellants, a group of orthopedic surgeons, filed the instant legal malpractice action against G. Mason White, the attorney who represented them in a lawsuit that was dismissed based on White’s failure to timely file the written verifications required by OCGA § 9-11-11.1 (b). They appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to White and the denial of their motion for reconsideration. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Summary judgment is proper if the pleadings and evidence show “that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and…