· 1/28/1993
Roberts v. Holland & Hart
Citations
- 857 P.2d 492
- 17 Brief Times Rptr. 169
- 1993 Colo. App. LEXIS 21
- 1993 WL 17687
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an affiant’s projection of net profit was too speculative without an explanation for how the total had been calculated
- holding claim for lost profits may be recoverable in legal malpractice action when traceable to and direct result of attorney’s negligence
- holding claim for lost profits may be recoverable in legal malpractice action when traceable to and direct result of attorney’s negligence
- assigning legal malpractice claims is against public policy reflected in professional rules prescribing attorney’s duties of confidentiality and loyalty
- assigning legal malpractice claims is against public policy reflected in professional rules prescribing attorney’s duties of confidentiality and loyalty
- contractual assignment of legal malpractice claims contravenes public policy embodied in the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct that attorneys owe clients duties of loyalty and confidentiality
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Judges: Plank, Tursi, Metzger
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