Is there any case law in which a plaintiff can sue her former attorney for negligence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kalaleh v. Kalaleh, B285914 (Cal. App. 2019):
6. To the extent Manzar seeks to blame her former attorney, "the negligence of the attorney . . . is imputed to his client and may not be offered by the latter as a basis for relief." (Buckert v. Briggs (1971) 15 Cal.App.3d 296, 301.)
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