Colucci v. ROSEN, GOLDBERG, SLAVET, LEVENSON

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• finding expert testimony necessary to estab- lish that, in absence of attorney's negligence, plaintiff would likely have obtained temporary restraining order from three-judge panel
• noting damages are a necessary element of a legal malpractice claim
• under Fishman , \a jury in a malpractice action can decide without expert testimony ... that the plaintiff in the malpractice action would have prevailed in his [underlying] ... tort case\
• no liability for imperfect judgment or mistake if lawyer acted “ ‘to the best of his skill and knowledge’ ”, but only if he also acted “ ‘with a proper degree of attention! and] with reasonable care’ ” (quoting Stevens v. Walker & Dexter, 55 Ill. 151, 153 (1870))
• no liability for imperfect judgment or mistake if lawyer acted \ ` to the best of his skill and knowledge' \, but only if he also acted \ ` with a proper degree of attention[ and] with reasonable care' \ ( quoting Stevens v. Walker & Dexter, 55 Ill. 151, 153 ( 1870))

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