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BRANDON APPAREL GROUP v. KIRKLAND AND ELLIS

No. 1-06-1432.

887 N.E.2d 748 (2008)

BRANDON APPAREL GROUP, Eric P. Lefkofsky and Bradley A. Keywell, Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees, v. KIRKLAND AND ELLIS, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

April 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Shakman and Thomas M. Staunton, Miller Shakman & Beem, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Michael P. Connelly and William E. Snyder, Connelly Roberts & McGiveny, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Brandon Apparel Group (Brandon), Bradley A. Keywell, and Eric P. Lefkofsky, retained the defendant law firm Kirkland & Ellis (Kirkland) to represent them in a dispute over certain loans. After a default judgement was entered against Brandon, Keywell, and Lefkofsky in that litigation, they filed the instant legal malpractice action against Kirkland.

The trial court granted Kirkland's amended...

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