Pearl v. Nelson

This is an action seeking payment for legal services rendered to the defendant. The defendant filed a counterclaim alleging malpractice by the plaintiff. Judgment was rendered after verdicts for the plaintiff on his complaint and on the defendant’s counterclaim. The defendant appealed to this court. We find no error.

The defendant retained the services of the plaintiff, a member of the Connecticut bar, on July 13,1984, to obtain a dissolution of his marriage and a property settlement. The plaintiff instituted an action for dissolution and, on December 17, 1984, dissolution was obtained. The…