Legal Opinion
Paulsen v. Cochran
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 14, 2005No. 1-04-1325PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Michael Paulsen appeals the dismissal of his legal malpractice action against defendants Johnnie Cochran and James D. Montgomery of the Cochran law firm, and Anthony Schuman (also written Schumann), an attorney who is not with the Cochran firm. The complaint arose from the representation and sentence Paulsen received when he pled guilty to a drug offense in Arizona. The trial court dismissed Paulsen’s complaint on defendants’ motion under sections 2 — 615 and 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Krahn v. KinneyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Morris v. MargulisIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- Coscia v. McKenna & CuneoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Wiley v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by18 opinions
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