Wilkerson v. Sternstein

These legal malpractice actions have been consolidated for appeal on an issue relating to the running of the statute of limitations in such actions. We approve the holding in Lane v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 540 So.2d 922 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), and affirm the order appealed.

Appellant, Gregory A. Wilkerson, filed a legal malpractice action against Gerald B. Sternstein and his law firm. In the 1988 lawsuit Wilkerson alleged that he had suffered damages as a result of negligent tax advice rendered by Sternstein in 1982. Sternstein raised the affirmative defense that the action was barred by…