N.J. Appellate Court

ATTORNEYS, CIVIL PROCEDURE -A public attorney recommended that the plaintiff plead guilty to aggravated assault without advising him of the possibility or likelihood of deportation. Theappellate courtaffirmed a ruling for the attorney, because the plaintiff failed to timely serve a notice of tort claim or file his legal malpractice complaint within the time frames imposed by the Tort Claims Act. Affirmed. See ruling.

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