In a published opinion, the Appellate Division affirmed an order granting summary judgment to a law firm and two attorneys in a legal malpractice claim after the court found that the plaintiff failed to present expert evidence on proximate causation and damages.

In Morris Properties, Inc., et al., v. Jonathan Wheeler, et al., Morris Properties and Kristen A. Morris appealed the grant of summary judgment to defendants Jonathan Wheeler, Mario Barnabei, and the Law Offices of Jonathan Wheeler in the Atlantic County Superior Court. The Appellate Division affirmed the trial court finding that an expert for the plaintiff had failed to analyze how the defendant’s alleged breaches of the standard of care would have impacted a potential jury verdict or settlement. And further, he did not offer the opinion that the alleged malpractice had proximately caused any damages, according to the opinion.