Legal Opinion
Saffer v. Willoughby
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 5, 1996PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
This case involves a fee dispute between an attorney and a former client. The former client filed a request for fee arbitration with the District XI Fee Arbitration Committee (Fee Committee). Six months after filing the request, and before a decision was reached, the client discovered evidence that convinced him to file a legal malpractice action in the Law Division against his former attorney. The client, represented by new counsel, presented evidence of the alleged malpractice to the Fee Committee. He argued that a negligent attorney was…
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