Pelham v. Griesheimer

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action for legal malpractice against the defendant, Ronald Griesheimer. The circuit court of Lake County held that there was no attorney-client relationship between the plaintiffs and the defendant and that therefore no cause of action for legal malpractice was stated. The appellate court affirmed. (93 Ill. App. 3d 751.) We granted plaintiffs leave to appeal (73 Ill. 2d R. 315).

Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges that the defendant was retained to represent Loretta Ray in a divorce action against her…