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JULIE BUHLER, ET AL., v. LEFKOVITZ & LEFKOVITZ, PLLC

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 11, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Michael E. Richardson, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellants, Julie Buhler and David G. Rogers, as Trustee of the bankruptcy estate for Julie Buhler.

Attorneys 2: R. Dale Bay and Olivia D. Winnett, Nashville, Tennessee, and Jason H. Long, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellee Lefkovitz & Lefkovitz, PLLC

Judge(s): CLEMENT

This is a legal malpractice action that arises from alleged acts or omissions committed by attorney Steven L. Lefkovitz of Lefkovitz & Lefkovitz, PLLC, (“Defendant”) while representing Julie Buhler in a real estate dispute with Richard and Ellen Davis (“Sellers”) under an installment sales contract. The trial court summarily dismissed the legal malpractice action on the ground that two essential elements of a legal malpractice claim were not proven, specifically that “Plaintiff has failed to prove that Mr. Lefkovitz’s conduct was the cause-in-fact of her damages,” and “Plaintiff has not shown that Mr. Lefkovitz’s conduct was the proximate cause of her damages.” This appeal followed. We affirm.

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