ABE Engineering, Inc. v. Griffin, Cochran & Marshall

Cooper, Judge.

Plaintiff corporation, appearing pro se through its president, brought this legal malpractice action against defendant attorneys arising from their representation of appellant in a civil matter. Defendant denied the material allegations of the complaint and raised the defense that plaintiff failed to file an expert affidavit as required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a). Defendant subsequently moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim under OCGA §§ 9-11-9.1 (e) and 9-11-12 (b) (6). The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff…