Montag v. Sutherland

Ruffin, Judge.

Jeffrey B. Montag sued attorneys Marsha Sutherland, Darryl Cohen, the law firm where Sutherland and Cohen worked, Katz, Smith & Cohen, and other named partners in the firm (collectively “the defendants”) for legal malpractice arising from Cohen’s and Sutherland’s representation of Montag in defense of a DUI charge in Gwinnett County. Montag subsequently dismissed the suit without prejudice, and the defendants moved for an award of attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14. Montag in turn filed his own motion for attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14. Without holding a hearing and…