Colgan

Filed 3/27/13 Colgan v. Howell CA4/

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SEAN C. COLGAN, D059980

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2009-00061332-

CU-PO-CTL)

JOSEPH A. HOWELL,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, William S.

Dato, Judge. Affirmed.

This legal malpractice action arises out of defendant Joseph A. Howell's

representation of plaintiff Sean C. Colgan. In his complaint, Colgan, acting in propria

persona, asserted that Howell committed two acts of professional negligence: (1) an

alleged premature settlement of his personal injury claim, and (2) the omission of a

witness (Yolanda Chavez) from a witness list…