O'BRIEN v. Scovil

Plaintiff Kathleen O’Brien brought this legal malpractice action against defendant Douglas Scovil alleging that he failed to secure her one-half interest in her ex-husband’s pension pursuant to the judgment of dissolution of her marriage. The trial court held that Kathleen’s complaint was barred under the six-year attorney malpractice statute of repose (735 ILCS 5/13 — 214.3(c) (West 2000)) and granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of attorney Scovil. We hold that the legal malpractice statute of repose commences with the last act of representation upon which the malpractice is founded…