Legal Opinion
Amstead v. McFarland
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 17, 2007No. A07A1357, A07A1369PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
In Case No. A07A1369, attorney Robert McFarland appeals a trial court’s order allowing his former client Laura Amstead to recoup attorney fees, arguing that he should have been awarded more fees than he was allowed to retain under the theory of quantum meruit. In the related Case No. A07A1357, Laura Amstead appeals a separate trial court’s order granting summary judgment to McFarland on her legal malpractice claims, arguing that genuine issues of material fact remain as to whether McFarland’s alleged malpractice was the proximate cause of her damages, including loss…
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