Computer One, Inc. v. Grisham & Lawless, P.A.

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} Plaintiffs, Computer One, Inc., and its president, Caroline C. Roberts (both referred to as “Computer One”), sued their former attorneys Grisham & Lawless, both individually and as a firm, alleging legal malpractice. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants on the basis of claim preclusion (res judicata), finding that Computer One’s legal malpractice claims were the same claims it had asserted in response to Defendants’ attorney charging lien in the prior litigation. On appeal, Computer One contends that it was not required to raise its…