An Indiana lawyer will have to face most of the claims brought by a married couple who accused him of legal malpractice in connection with a nonrefundable general retainer he accepted in marriage dissolution proceedings, according to a state appeals court.
Lori Della Valle went to see attorney Andrew Thompson’s because she was seeking a divorce from her husband Guy. Thompson’s assistant allegedly instructed Lori to use Guy’s debit card to make an $8,500 retainer payment while Guy was asleep. The assistant also purportedly assured Lori that it was legal to use Guy’s account for the payment because they were ...
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