California Court of Appeal

Wilkinson v. Zelen, B200074

In the context of legal malpractice actions stemming from an attorney's representation in an underlying criminal trial, a legal malpractice plaintiff must prove factual innocence and exoneration as to all transactionally related offenses comprising the basis for the underlying criminal proceeding in order to maintain a malpractice action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2008
• Published 09/25/2008

Judges

• KRIEGLER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, Anthony J. Dain;  Law Offices of Eric R. Larson and Eric R. Larson, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pollard Mavredakis Cranert Crawford & Stevens and Joyce L. Mavredakis for Defendant and Respondent.