Rogers v. Cape May County Office

On this appeal we are asked to revisit the term “exoneration” as used in our decision in McKnight v. Office of the Public Defender, 197 N.J. 180, 962 A.2d 482 (2008), to determine the timeliness of a legal malpractice action based on representation in a criminal matter. In 1999, defendant was convicted of various drug offenses. In October 2007, on appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR), his conviction was reversed by the Appellate Division based on ineffective assistance of counsel. The case was remanded for trial. In July 2008, the indictment was dismissed with prejudice. In…