Cornwell v. Kirwan

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in this legal malpractice action to appellees Bruce Kirwan and the law firm of Parks, Chesin & Miller, f/k/a Kirwan, Parks, Chesin & Miller (collectively “Kirwan”), Joseph D. Cornwell appeals, arguing that Kirwan was negligent both in omitting certain arguments from Cornwell’s first habeas corpus petition and also in advising him to plea nolo contendere to a DUI offense, and that the trial court erred in limiting its analysis of his malpractice claim to the issue of proximate cause. For the reasons set forth…