Although a federal court determined an attorney rendered ineffective assistance to his client by not fully explaining a plea bargain to him in a federal criminal case, a Philadelphia judge overseeing a subsequent legal malpractice action ruled the client cannot recover attorney fees paid to his lawyer.
In an opinion issued Monday, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lisa M. Rau detailed the rulings of retired Judges Sandra Mazer Moss and Joseph Papalini in Stein v. Magarity.
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