Judge rules against Urbana attorney in malpractice suit

URBANA – A Champaign County judge this week ordered an Urbana attorney to repay a former client $3,000 on the grounds that he didn't adequately do his job.

Judge Holly Clemons on Monday found in favor of Patrick Thompson, 39, of Champaign, and against Harvey Welch, a veteran defense attorney, in a small claims case that Thompson filed in June 2007.

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