Louisville Attorney Accused of Malpractice by His Former Client and Her Mother

John Phillips and Matt Piekarski received a unanimous defense verdict for a prominent Louisville attorney accused of malpractice by his former client and her mother. The Plaintiffs claimed that the Defendant-Attorney committed an array of breaches of the standard of care involving the settlement of a divorce case at mediation. Mr. Phillips argued that the Defendant-Attorney adequately prepared for mediation, sufficiently informed the Plaintiffs about the mediation, and gained a successful result for the Plaintiffs at mediation. It was further argued that any damages incurred by Plaintiffs were the result of the Plaintiffs’ later decision to repudiate the settlement agreement and not any fault of the Defendant-Attorney. The Plaintiffs had asked the jury for over $40,000 in compensatory damages and sought punitive damages in the amount of $350,000.