The Lawyer Who Did Nothing

A college student was at a friend’s house. The second-floor deck he was standing on collapsed, causing him to suffer substantial injury to his spine. He was not able to pursue his chosen career. He went to a lawyer to obtain compensation from the landlord who owned the defective deck. The lawyer told the young man he was working on the case, but in fact he did not try to settle the case, and he waited until one week before the statute of limitations expired before filing suit. The lawyer, however, sued the wrong person -- and the limitations period then expired. The young man was left without a claim. Jim represented him in successfully suing the lawyer for malpractice.