Jury Returns $967K Legal-Mal Verdict Against Lawyer Who Dated Client’s Mother
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“The Defendant does not have professional liability insurance, but has significant land holdings, and we expect to collect,” said plaintiff attorney William B. Ney of Ney Rhein Williams in Lawrenceville.
July 19, 2023 at 12:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- North central Georgia jury returns $967,000 legal malpractice verdict against ex-attorney.
- Fannin County Superior Court jurors returned the legal malpractice verdict against disbarred attorney David J. Farnham.
- Plaintiff counsel consider verdict justice for Florida mother and daughter impacted by Farnham’s alleged ‘negligence and incompetence.’
- Defense counsel indicate Farnham may challenge the verdict.
Things just got worse for David J. Farnham.
After being disbarred in May, the former Georgia personal injury attorney of Atlanta and Blue Ridge is now on the hook to pay $967,000 awarded against him.
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