Trobaugh v. Sondag

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider when a plaintiff’s claim accrues for purposes of the statute of limitations of the Iowa Tort Claims Act in a suit for legal malpractice arising from alleged negligence in the representation of the plaintiff while he was a criminal defendant. Underlying this issue is the determination of whether a plaintiffs malpractice claim accrues only after he has achieved relief from the conviction allegedly resulting from the negligent representation. Ultimately, we conclude that the appellant’s claim accrued at the time he successfully achieved postconviction…