Long v. Wallace

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Original plaintiff Ernest F. Long, Jr., brought this legal malpractice action against Howard P. Wallace (defendant) alleging that defendant “provided ineffective legal assistance to Mr. Long in Mr. Long’s trial, appeal and in the post-appeal process [and due] to Defendant’s ineffective legal assistance, Mr. Long was found guilty of statutory rape.” Defendant denied the material allegations of the complaint and moved for summary judgment on the basis of the statute of limitation. The following material facts are undisputed: Defendant was retained on February 18, 1986…