LOKC prevails in legal malpractice suit
Attorneys Gene Libby and Keith Richard represented a woman who received negligent legal services during her divorce in 2008. Her counsel at the 2008 trial failed to conduct discovery, failed to provide the Court the necessary language to divide military pensions under the Armed Services Former Spouse Protection Act, and failed to request spousal support and attorney fees. The jury returned a unanimous verdict awarding Plaintiff $91,000 plus attorney’s fees and costs. The total verdict will exceed $113,000.
The case was filed in October 2014, but it took four years to get to trial because of the overburdened civil docket in York County.
Gene has a rich history of litigation experience over the last 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil and criminal jury cases to verdict. His practice focuses on a wide variety of civil and criminal litigation representing individuals and small businesses, including divorce, real estate disputes, small business litigation, elder law, personal injury, professional… Read more »
Keith Richard is an associate attorney admitted in Maine and Massachusetts. Keith represents clients across a range of practice areas, including but not limited to real estate, probate, family law, municipal and land use law, employment law, personal injury, criminal defense, and business law. He has second-chaired civil jury trials to successful verdicts and argued… Read more »