Ackerly and Brown, LLP v. Smithies

Opinion

The defendant Maura C. Smithies 1 appeals from the judgment, rendered after a court trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Ackerly & Brown, LLP. On appeal, Maura Smithies claims that the court improperly concluded that expert testimony was required for her claim of legal malpractice. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are necessary for our resolution of Maura Smithies’ appeal. Attorney Michael Sconyers, a partner in the plaintiff law firm, represented Maura Smithies and her husband, the defendant Richard Smithies, in a lawsuit involving…