Legal Opinion
Susan R. Snow v. Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 21, 2017No. Docket: Cum-17-54PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶ 1] 'Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A., and J. Colby Wallace (collectively, Bernstein) appeal from a Superior Court (Cumberland County, Warren, J.) order denying its motion to compel arbitration in a legal malpractice claim filed against it. Bernstein contends that the court erred when- it concluded that Bernstein failed to obtain informed consent from its client, Susan.Snow, to submit malpractice claims to arbitration, and that federal law does not preempt, a rule requiring attorneys to obtain such informed consent from their clients. We agree with the Superior Court and affirm the…
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