The state Supreme Court on Tuesday heard an appeal of a $2.757 million judgment in a legal malpractice case that could set a new precedent on use of expert testimony.
The appeal by Dahlonega lawyer Steven K. Leibel raised what Justice P. Harris Hines called an issue of first impression for the court. Leibel has complained that the malpractice verdict against him shouldn’t stand because his former client put on improper expert testimony that said she would have won a discrimination case Leibel handled for her had he gathered all the evidence.
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