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Maryland Court of Appeals – Co-Counsel Cannot State Claim for Legal Malpractice
By Will Jordan
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed what should be obvious given the requirement of an attorney-client relationship in order to pursue a legal malpractice claim. The court specifically held that a “co-counsel relationship will not suffice.” A law firm does not have a cause of action for legal malpractice against its co-counsel.
Conwell Law LLC v. Tung, 221 Md. App. 481 (Ct. App. Feb. 25, 2015).
Read the full opinion here.