Chicago Legal Malpractice Lawyer Blog
In Stogis v. Miller, 2024 Il App (1st) 230379 the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit was dismissed by the trial court on two grounds, the statute of limitations had expired and that there was no attorney client relationship between the lawyer and the plaintiff. Because the plaintiff did not obtain a transcript of the proceedings and the record did not reflect why the case was dismissed, the court held that the dismissal was proper. The explanation: “ΒΆ 16 Since the record on appeal does not contain a properly bound and certified transcript of the hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss, we cannot determine whether the trial court erred in granting defendants’ motion. We are therefore compelled to affirm the judgment of the trial court. See Foutch, 99 Ill. 2d at 392. Consequently, we must reject plaintiff’s contention of error.”
Should you have a question about a legal malpractice case or appeal, please contact us. Do not try to do an appeal without the record of proceedings from the trial court. It won’t work.