Stevens v. Bispham

Decided 1993-05-13

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*223 GILLETTE, J. This is a professional negligence action brought by a former criminal defendant against the lawyer who defended him. The issue presented for our decision is this: At what point does the statute of limitations for legal malpractice begin to run with respect to a lawyer’s defense of a client who has been convicted in a criminal case? We hold that it does…

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