Smith v. Chhabra

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Patricia Smith retained Rogen Chhabra and his law firm, Tabor, Chhabra and Gibbs, P.A. (TCG), to represent her in her workers’ compensation claim. Smith later terminated Chhabra as her counsel and filed suit against both Chhabra and his law firm, alleging fraud, breach of contract, and legal malpractice. Chhabra moved for summary judgment, which the Hinds County Circuit Court granted on October 9, 2009. Feeling aggrieved, Smith appeals and asserts that summary judgment was improper as there is evidence that Chhabra committed fraud and legal malpractice, and his…