By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 22, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Torts – Legal malpractice
Gary Plath appeals from a judgment dismissing his legal malpractice claim against Attorney Jeff Scott Olson and Olson’s law firm. Olson cross-appeals, arguing that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for sanctions against Plath for filing a frivolous claim. We agree with the circuit court that Plath’s failure to show that an attorney-client relationship existed between himself and Olson is detrimental to his legal malpractice claim. However, we also conclude that Plath’s claim was not frivolous. As such, we affirm. Not recommended for publication in the official reports.
2013AP2220 Plath v. Olson
Dist. I, Milwaukee County, Noonan, J., Brennan, J.