Glaze v. Larsen
Court of Appeals of Arizona
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLOÉEZ, J.
¶ 1 Appellant James Glaze challenges the trial court’s order granting appellee Eric Larsen’s motion to dismiss Glaze’s complaint for legal malpractice on the ground that the complaint was barred by the statute of limitations. Larsen had represented Glaze in a criminal matter, both at trial and on appeal. Glaze contends that the statute of limitations on his legal malpractice action did not begin to run until the criminal proceeding was dismissed with prejudice. We agree and reverse.
¶ 2 Because this issue involves a question of law, we review the trial court’s ruling de novo.…
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