By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Edward J. Mentell v. Erhard & Payette, et al.
Case No.: 2016AP1760
Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Kloppenburg, JJ.
Focus: Legal Malpractice – Negligence
Edward Mentell appeals summary judgment dismissing his complaint for legal malpractice against Erhard & Payette, LLC and its malpractice insurer, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, Erhard & Payette). Erhard & Payette had represented Mentell in a negligence action against an appraiser hired to appraise a then-proposed condominium project for which Mentell was seeking financing. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Erhard & Payette because Mentell failed to show that he suffered any damages from their representation of him. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.