Olaiya v. Golden

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schack, J.), dated July 31, 2006, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. To prevail in an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed *824b…