Little v. Matthewson

Judge LEWIS

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. Although I agree that expert testimony is not always necessary to establish the standard of care in attorney malpractice actions, I believe there must be some evidence, expert or otherwise, establishing the standard of care in order to survive a motion for a directed verdict. See Haas v. Warren, 112 N.C. App. 574, 436 S.E.2d 259 (1993).

*570I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that Thomas Harris presented sufficient evidence of the standard of care in the case at hand. Harris explained the statute of limitations and…