Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Warwick
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 2002No. D035507PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KREMER, P. J.
Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. appeals a summary judgment and order denying his motion to vacate the judgment on his action for legal malpractice, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against his former criminal defense attorney, Thomas J. Warwick, Jr. Lynch contends the trial court erred in finding that he was required to establish his actual innocence of the underlying criminal charges in order to pursue his claims against Warwick. We affirm.
Facts
In July 1995 Lynch retained Warwick to represent him in several criminal matters, paying Warwick a fee of $17,500. The day…
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