Baker v. Fabian, Thielen & Thielen

Victoria L. Baker filed a petition against her former attorney, Barbara J. Thielen, and the law firm of Fabian, Thielen & Thielen, formerly known as Taylor, Fabian, Thielen & Thielen, alleging professional negligence in regard to Thielen’s representation of Baker in an action against Baker’s insurer, Baker v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 240 Neb. 14, 480 N.W.2d 192 (1992) (Baker I). A jury returned a verdict in favor of Thielen, and judgment was entered thereon. Baker appeals, assigning several errors of law. Because the issue of whether Thielen was negligent in her representation of…