Forbes v. St. Martin

¶ 108. In this case, James R. Forbes filed suit against his attorney, Louis St. Martin, and St. Martin’s law firm, St. Martin, Mahoney & Associates, alleging legal malpractice, fraud, and conversion. On June 8, 2007, St. Martin6 filed a motion for summary judgment, which the Harrison County Chancery Court granted.

¶ 109. In this appeal, Forbes frames the issue in the summary-of-the-argument portion of his brief as follows:

This case is not a traditional legal malpractice case where a client contends that the attorney’s handling of the legal matter fell below the standard of care resulting in…