Air Turbine Technology, Inc. v. Quarles & Brady, LLC, Quarles & Brady, LLP and Richard Horn

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant in a legal malpractice action that centered on an attorney’s advice about his client’s contractual exposure to the opposing party’s attorney’s fees under Florida law. Because the advice was in accord with the weight of Florida law, we hold there was no malpractice at all. To the extent that any of the challenged conduct could be seen as fairly debatable, the attorney’s advice was protected by judgmental immunity. We therefore affirm the summary final judgment.

Underlying Case

Air Turbine Technology, Inc. is a Florida corporation that…