Time moves on, positively kinetic in retrospect. Stale claims in the legal world are disfavored and have been since at least the Bible. (Deuteronomy 15:1-3). With the passage of time, memory dims and evidence tarnishes. The statute of limitations in legal malpractice cases is often thought of as a stout wall. Hard to get over; impossible to get around.

Plaintiffs are given three years to commence an action for legal malpractice after a wrong is committed or they are barred forever. The statute commences at the mistaken act or departure, not when it is discovered. It does not matter whether plaintiff knows of the malpractice; there is no discovery delay of its onset. The only dispensation is that commencement may be tolled pursuant to continuous representation.