Lopez v. Clifford Law Offices, P.C.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a legal malpractice action. After Elizabeth Lopez, the daughter of plaintiff Jose Lopez, drowned in a pool that was allegedly maintained by the Rockford School District, Lopez retained defendant Clifford Law Offices (the Clifford firm) to represent him and Elizabeth’s estate in a wrongful death action. Several months later, defendant Thomas K. Prindable, an attorney with the Clifford firm, wrote to Lopez, informing him that the firm was unable to continue representing him and the estate. Prindable’s letter incorrectly advised Lopez that the applicable…