Legal Malpractice – Negligence

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

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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.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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