Winstock v. Galasso

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FUENTES, P.J.A.D.

In this legal malpractice ease, the Law Division granted defendant attorney Amato Galasso’s summary judgment motion, dismissing plaintiffs Jennifer and Richard Winstock’s (wife and husband) complaint as a matter of law.

We frame the issues raised by plaintiffs in this appeal in the form of the following questions: (1) can Richard Winstock, a former Roxbury police officer, sue defendant for incorrect legal advice that Winstock claims resulted in his conviction, by way of a plea agreement with the State, for third degree promotion of…