Supreme Court of Texas

In a suit for legal malpractice, judgment against the plaintiff's claim is affirmed where he failed to prove a connection between his damages and the attorney's negligence due to the lack of expert testimony which would have determined whether the client would have prevailed but for his attorney's alleged negligence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2003
• Decided 08/27/2004
• Published 08/27/2004

Judges

• Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald D. Krist, Krist Law Firm, P.C., Houston, for amicus curiae., Gwen J. Samora, Marie R. Yeates, Jennifer H. Davidow, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valorie W. Davenport, Davenport Legal Group, Levon G. Hovnatanian, Bruce Edwin Ramage, Kevin Graham Cain, Dale Jefferson, Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., Daryl L. Moore, Storey Moore & McCally, P.C., Houston, for Respondents.