Legal Opinion
St. Simons Waterfront, LLC v. Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 2013No. S12G1924PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises from a discovery dispute in a legal malpractice action, in which Appellant St. Simon’s Waterfront, LLC (“SSW’) sued its former law firm, Appellee Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C. (“Hunter Maclean”), over its representation in a commercial real estate venture. During the litigation, SSW sought the production of communications between Hunter Maclean attorneys and the firm’s in-house general counsel, which took place during the firm’s ongoing representation of SSW, in anticipation of potential malpractice claims by SSW. Hunter Maclean asserted that…
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