Aaron L. Thomas v. David M. Cook

*1257MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. By April 2008, Aaron L. Thomas knew his former attorney, David M. Cook, was representing the doctor Thomas had sued in a matter related to Cook’s former representation of Thomas. Despite claiming Cook’s adverse representation caused him great distress, Thomas opted not to have Cook disqualified. Instead he waited until March 2011 to ask the court to remove Cook from the case. By this time, the court ruled Thomas had waived any right to disqualify Cook.

¶ 2. Thomas then waited another two years to sue Cook for legal malpractice. He claimed Cook’s three-year-long…