Section: FLP News FLP Successfully Defends Appeal of Legal Malpractice Case Against Law Firm Client. Posted on Apr 21, 2015 April 21, 2015 Los Angeles, California . California's Court of Appeal has affirmed a Judgment by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven J. Kleifield entered after a bench trial on Plaintiff Patrick Duff's claims for legal malpractice, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Fredman's clients David R. Welch and Mr. Welch's law firm. On April 21, 2015, the Court of Appeal in an unpublished decision, rejected Duff's contentions that the trial court violated Duff's constitutional right to a jury trial by denying relief from his inadvertent jury waiver. It also denied Duff's contentions that the law firm's representation had been limited in scope (to a restraining order proceeding) before execution of a retainer agreement expanding the scope of retention. It further held that the trial judge's membership in the same bar organization did not constitute impermissible bias and that Duff had an obligation to raise that concern at the earliest practicable opportunity. The unpublished Court of Appeal Opinion is here. Related Articles Marc Lieberman is lecturing at the 14th Annual Residential Landlord-Tenant Law Symposium in Pasadena, California 21-Sep-2015 Howard Fredman is being installed as the president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association 21-Sep-2015 Alan Forsley presents Bankruptcy Program on Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation Issues. 30-Jul-2018 By Fredman Lieberman Pearl LLP Howard Fredman addresses The Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court in Los Angeles. 15-Jun-2015 Mr. Forsley Presents Program on the Small Business Reorganization Act 5-Mar-2020 By Fredman Lieberman Pearl LLP