Woman accuses Chicago law office, attorney of legal malpractice

A Chicago law office and one of its attorneys are being sued by a woman who contends they misrepresented her in a car accident claim.

Stacey Arrington filed a lawsuit June 2 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Law Offices of Chadwick and Lakerdas and attorney Michael Kelly, alleging legal malpractice.

According to the suit, Arrington hired the defendants to represent her in court regarding a claim she filed after her vehicle was hit on May 25, 2008. She alleges the defendants named the wrong party as the defendant in her accident claim and neglected to properly represent her to the court.

Arrington is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 and court costs. She is being represented in the case by attorney Benjamin B. Kelly of The Vrdolyak Law Group LLC.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L005843.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Cook County Courthouse. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.