Williams v. Howard

HOWE, Chief Justice:

Defendants Jackson Howard and the law firm of Howard, Lewis & Petersen (collectively, “Howard”) appeal from an interlocutory ruling granting plaintiff Carwin Williams’ motion for partial summary judgment and denying Howard’s motion to dismiss. Howard raises the issue of whether the statute of limitations bars an action for legal malpractice commenced over four years after the cause of action arose where the plaintiff became aware of the malpractice prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations period.

BACKGROUND

On July 19, 1991, Williams was injured when he stepped…