Wright v. Lewis

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

Marshall Wright, appellant, brought suit against John E. Lewis, appellee, for legal malpractice and deceptive trade practices which were allegedly committed while ap-pellee was defending appellant in a criminal case in federal court. The essence of appellant’s pleadings revolve around appel-lee’s alleged failure to communicate a misdemeanor plea bargain offer to appellant. Appellee answered by general denial and thereafter filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that appellant’s causes of action were barred by the statute of limitations and that there were no…