Lackawanna County Courthouse, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Credit: Daderot via Wikimedia CommonsLackawanna County Lawyer Fails to Shake Legal Mal Claims Over Sex With Client
“The court really takes the time to dig into what sets the standard of care for an attorney, and, I think, comes to the right conclusion regarding these kinds of allegations constituting potential professional malpractice,” the plaintiff's attorney said.
February 05, 2025 at 04:29 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A Scranton judge declined to throw out professional negligence claims brought against Peckville criminal defense attorney Corey Kolcharno by a former client who claimed Kolcharno had extorted her for sex.
- The attorney, who had admitting to soliciting the client for sex, had argued that his conduct did not legally amount to professional negligence.
- The plaintiffs attorney said the ruling provides ammunition for other victims of attorney sexual misconduct to pursue similar lawsuits.
An attorney's sexual misconduct toward a client constituted a viable basis for a legal malpractice action, a Scranton judge ruled Tuesday.
Judge Terrence Nealon of the Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas declined to throw out professional negligence claims brought against Peckville criminal defense attorney Corey Kolcharno by a former client who claimed Kolcharno had extorted her for sex.
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