Attorney obtained a defense verdict after a jury trial.

Attorney obtained a defense verdict after a jury trial. The plaintiff filed a claim against his former attorney asserting that the attorney was professionally negligent in allowing the IRS to receive a large sum from the plaintiff's sale of real property. The plaintiff claimed that despite the attorney's "promise" to hold the sale proceeds in escrow and to challenge the validity of the IRS liens, the attorney failed to review the lien documentation and allowed the IRS to receive all of the proceeds from the sale without challenge. The plaintiff was seeking the return of the funds plus all attorneys fees expended in subsequent litigation with the IRS for the return of the money. The jury deliberated for five hours and returned a verdict in favor of the attorney with a finding of no negligence and further awarded the attorney his claim for outstanding fees due and owing by the plaintiff.