Maria Saldana-Fountain v. Chavez Law Firm, Enrique Chavez, Jr., and Chavez Law, P. C.

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

In this case, we must determine whether a legal malpractice claimant who alleges her attorney failed to file an employment discrimination lawsuit within the statute of limitations period can survive summary judgment absent expert testimony speaking to the viability of her original underlying claim. We hold she cannot.

BACKGROUND

Factual History

This case arises out of an underlying racial discrimination claim pro se Appellant' Maria Saldana-Fountain wished to prosecute against her former employer, William Beaumont Army Medical Center (“the Hospital”). 1…