ARMSTRONG v. CUFFIE

311 Ga. 791

FINAL COPY S20G1404. ARMSTRONG et al. v. CUFFIE et al. BETHEL, Justice. We granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly identified the accrual date of the legal malpractice claim in this case. See Cuffie v. Armstrong, 355 Ga. App. 471, 473-476 (1) ( 843 SE2d 599) (2020). The Court determined that the accrual date for the malpractice action based on failure to protect an underinsured motorist (“UM”) claim was the date on which the plaintiff’s attorney first became aware that the plaintiff potentially had a UM claim with available coverage. See id. at 475 (1).…