Edwards v. Kelley

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3735

Syllabus

Legal malpractice former R.C. 2929.15(B)(1) Civ.R. 56 motion for summary judgment community-control sanctions technical violation nontechnical violation Civ.R. 56(F) motion for discovery. The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in a legal malpractice action in favor of the appellee-attorney when there is no genuine issue of material fact that had the attorney objected at appellant's sentencing hearing that her sentence would have been different. The trial court did not err in finding that appellant committed nontechnical violations of her community-control sanctions. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied appellant's motion for discovery pending summary judgment because appellant's motion was procedurally deficient. Appellant failed to support her motion with an affidavit.