Legal Opinion
Allen v. Martin
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 2008No. 06CA1768PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge WEBB.
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff, Mary Beth Allen, appeals the summary judgment in favor of defendants, William S. Martin, Paul G. Bursick, Kutak Rock, L.L.P., and Pendleton Friedberg Wilson & Hennessey, P.C., and the trial court's order striking her criminal law expert. We affirm.
Synopsis
We first discuss whether malpractice claims are compulsory counterclaims in an action to collect legal fees, and conclude that C.RCP. 18(a) bars all of Allen's claims against Bursieck, Pendleton, and Martin for his conduct while at Pendleton. The remainder of the opinion…
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