Stanley v. Rion and Assoc., Unpublished Decision (9-21-2001)

Randy Stanley appeals, pro se, from a judgment of the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment in favor of Steven Pierson and John H. Rion and Associates on Stanley's legal malpractice claim.

Stanley was represented by Pierson of John H. Rion and Associates (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Pierson") when Stanley was prosecuted for attempted murder and felonious assault in late 1998 and early 1999. Stanley was acquitted of attempted murder but was found guilty of felonious assault on February 10, 1999. He was sentenced on April 7, 1999. It is undisputed that…