Lewis v. Edwards

By Judge Robert p. Doherty, Jr.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for judgment against her former attorney, claiming that he negligently represented her in a tax issue before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice. She says that as a direct and proximate result of his negligence, she was convicted in a federal criminal court of eight felonies. Plaintiff alleges that these felony convictions caused her to lose her medical license and damaged her reputation. She further claims that she suffered emotional distress and pain and suffering as a result of her incarceration on these…