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KASNY v. COONEN AND ROTH, LTD.

No. 2-08-0220.

924 N.E.2d 1103 (2009)

395 Ill. App.3d 870

Roger R. KASNY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COONEN AND ROTH, LTD., n/k/a Roth, Melei, Santeler, Ltd., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Gooch III, Michael J. Gauthier, Law Offices of Thomas W. Gooch, III, Wauconda, IL, for Roger R. Kasny.

John J. Duffy, Karen Kies DeGrand, Edward E. Fu, Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago, IL, for Coonen & Roth, Ltd.

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Roger R. Kasny, appeals the dismissal of his legal malpractice claim against defendant, Coonen & Roth, Ltd., n/k/a Roth, Melei, Santeler, Ltd. Plaintiff contends that a small claims judgment for outstanding attorney fees entered in defendant's favor does not bar his legal malpractice case. We reverse and remand.

In 2002, plaintiff retained defendant to represent him in the dissolution of his...

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