Legal Opinion
ROSANNE L. WOODROOF v. JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 2016No. 14-CV-939, 14-CV-1426, 14-CV-1441PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge.
Two sets of proceedings underlie these three consolidated appeals: (1) a malpractice claim filed by Rosanne L. Woodroof against her former attorney Joseph F. Cunningham and his law firm Cunningham & Associates, PLC (collectively “Cunningham”), and (2) proceedings to enforce a foreign judgment for unpaid attorney’s fees that Cunningham obtained against Woodroof in Virginia. The primary issue before this court is whether we have jurisdiction to hear Woodroof s appeal from the trial court’s order staying the malpractice proceedings and compelling arbitration. We hold that…
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