Legal Opinion
Kramer v. Dirksen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 20, 1998No. 1-97-1977PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill
Plaintiff William Kramer appeals the dismissal of his legal malpractice action against defendant Lawrence Dirksen, his attorney in a criminal case in which Kramer was convicted. The issue we address is whether a criminal defendant who has been found guilty is estopped from suing his lawyer for malpractice. The trial court so found and dismissed the malpractice action. We affirm.
In June 1993, plaintiff and Seth Dahm were in a speeding car that crashed. Dahm was killed. Plaintiff was later tried and convicted of reckless homicide. See People v. Kramer, 278 Ill. App. 3d 963, 664 N.E.2d 126…
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