Sutherland v. Caballero

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is an attorney malpractice case. Appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of the attorney who represented Appellant in a criminal case in federal court. Appellant was convicted on March 5, 1980, and filed this suit against his attorney on September 7, 1984, alleging both common law legal malpractice and statutory deceptive trade practice claims. We affirm.

Appellee’s representation of Appellant began on December 28, 1979, and ended on April 4, 1980. Appellee’s motion for summary judgment filed on January 24, 1986, asked for judgment on each of the following…