Q: I'm in the process of going to the Supreme Court over damages arising of legal malpractice the amount of my lawsuit I ne
Need to file superintending control I have all my documentation my investigative report against the attorney everything is done they said if all possible get help with citation with legal authority but I'm trying to get legal counsel as soon as possible if not I need to get this sent off they gave me a hundred eighty two days of February 2018 so if you can't appreciate it. Take me back soon as possible. And I prefer the tourney to be far away from Kalamazoo as possible
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You may be conflating the grievance process with a legal malpractice claim; they are two distinct things with completely different possible outcomes. If you are asking the Supreme Court for superintending control, that implies that you've filed a grievance with the Attorney Grievance Commission, which handles attorney disciple for ethical violations. I assume that you did not agree with that body's response.
A legal malpractice claim is different. It is filed in a circuit court - not with the grievance commission - and addresses malpractice claims on the merits (e.g. did you lose a case because of something your attorney did or did not do). Generally with a malpractice claim, you would be looking for monetary damages. Having the Supreme Court grant superintending control is not the same as prosecuting a successful malpractice claim. And if you are looking for a malpractice claim, you most definitely need an attorney, who would most likely need time to pour over the entire file before committing to taking your case.
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