Marcia Jones v. Harry Psimos

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellee Harry Psimos represented Plaintiff-appellant Marcia Jones in divorce proceedings in the Indiana state courts. Dissatisfied with Mr. Psimos’ professional performance, Ms. Jones invoked the district court’s diversity jurisdiction and sued Mr. Psimos for legal malpractice. 1 Upon Mr. Psimos’ motion the court below granted summary judgment against Ms. Jones. She now appeals.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Indiana Divorce Proceedings

Edward and Marcia Jones married on March 17, 1973. When Mr. Jones filed for divorce in February 1982, Ms. Jones retained…