Barron v. Dipiano

In this legal malpractice action, the plaintiff claims that the defendant negligently represented him in a proceeding to modify a divorce judgment. A Superior Court judge allowed the defendant's motion for summary judgment, concluding that the plaintiff had no reasonable expectation of proving that the defendant failed to exercise reasonable care during the brief period of his representation.2 The plaintiff appeals.

The basic facts are undisputed. In September of 2010 the plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the Probate and Family Court to modify a 2007 divorce judgment. The complaint sought…