Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in Virginia
Incompetant Lawyer, is it grounds for APPEAL.
I lost a lease worth $150,000.00 due to my lawyer being incompetant, is that grounds for APPEAL?
Asked on 5/29/04, 4:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press
Chung & Press, P.C.
Re: Incompetant Lawyer, is it grounds for APPEAL.
No. In civil matters, incompetence/errors of counsel are not grounds for appeal (in criminal cases, incompetent representation can result in vacating a sentence on collateral attack, but not normally on direct appeal). You may have a malpractice claim against your lawyer, though.
Answered on 5/29/04, 5:57 pm
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