Green v. Nemish

Richard Green brought an action under the Legal Services Liability Act, § 6-5-570 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, against Kathleen M. Nemish, the attorney who had been appointed by the Houston Circuit Court to represent Green in a criminal matter. Green alleged that Nemish had failed to exercise reasonable professional diligence while defending him, specifically alleging that she had failed (1) to contact witnesses, (2) to file timely motions to suppress illegally seized evidence and to suppress statements, (3) to properly conduct a pre-trial investigation, and (4) to protect his constitutional…