Thomas v. Carlisle

Benham, Judge.

Appellant brought this legal malpractice action against appellee, alleging that appellee’s representation of him in a criminal matter was negligent because appellee did not disclose that he was, at the same time, the City Attorney for the City of Cairo. This appeal is from the grant of summary judgment to appellee.

1. The trial court’s order granting summary judgment to appellee and denying appellant’s cross-motion for summary judgment recited that the trial court had taken judicial notice of the record of the criminal case in which appellee represented appellant and cited Petkas…