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Litigation

Nov. 29, 2006

Appeals Court Lets Client Sue Attorney for $1 Million Lost in Legal Fight

A state appellate court on Tuesday revived a legal malpractice suit against an Encino attorney whose client claims he goaded her into a $1 million legal battle with her neighbors.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A state appellate court on Tuesday revived a legal malpractice suit against an Encino attorney whose client claims he goaded her into a $1 million legal battle with her neighbors.
      Joseph M. Cobert is accused of fleecing his client in a dispute that started over $18,000 - the amount Martha Charnay was asked to pay to fix a private roa...

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