Michael S. Molen v. Ronald D. Christian

I. Nature of the Case

Appellant, Michael Scott Molen (“Molen”), appeals the district court’s summary judgment dismissal of his legal malpractice action. The malpractice action stems from Respondent, Ronald Christian’s (“Christian”), representation of Molen in a criminal case. The crux of this appeal is whether the statute of limitations on Molen’s malpractice cause of action accrued upon Molen’s initial criminal conviction or when Molen was later exonerated.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

On September 19, 2005, Molen was charged with lewd conduct with a minor child, S.Z. Molen pleaded not…