Malpractice Claims Are Timely, Pardoned Law Grad Argues
By Emilie Ruscoe ( January 2, 2026, 5:22 PM EST) -- A Vanderbilt Law School graduate who alleges his former criminal defense attorneys convinced him to take an unjust plea deal for assault in 2009 told a Connecticut court that his legal malpractice claims couldn't have been brought before he received an absolute pardon in 2023 — and as such aren't time-barred....
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