Noske v. Friedberg

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

In January 1999, a federal district court granted appellant James L. Noske’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and vacated Noske’s 1990 assault conviction,-based on the court’s conclusion that Noske had been denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of trial counsel. Noske then brought a legal-malpractice action against respondent Joseph S. Fried-berg, who was Noske’s defense attorney during the 1990 assault prosecution, and Friedberg’s law firm, respondent Joseph S. Friedberg, Chartered. Upon respondents’ motion, the district court concluded that…