Bill Smart Obtains Defense Verdict In A Legal Malpractice Trial In Chittenden Superior Court
| Jurisdiction | Vermont,United States,Federal |
| Published date | 03 January 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Immigration, Trials & Appeals & Compensation, Professional Negligence, General Immigration |
| Law Firm | Morrison Mahoney LLP |
| Author | William Smart |
| topic | Contracts,Immigration Law,Criminal Law,Civil Procedure,Public Sector Law |
Morrison Mahoney partner Bill Smart obtained a defense verdict in a four-day legal malpractice trial in Burlington, Vermont, Chittenden Superior Court.
The plaintiff, a U.S. permanent resident/ "green card" holder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo alleged that our client, an experienced criminal defense attorney and his law firm were negligent, in bad faith, and in breach of fiduciary duty for failing to properly advise him of the potential immigration consequences of pleading guilty to domestic assault under Vermont state law. Plaintiff was on probation for a 2010 simple assault against his then girlfriend and the mother of his...
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