See 3 MALLEN & SMITH, supra note 15, § 29.41, at 772 ("In presenting the underlying appeal in the
subsequent legal malpractice action, the parties must specify the issues that
should have been urged in the underlying action."). Failure to specify the
issues is a failure to prove causation. See id.
146.
See infra note 151 and accompanying
text.
147.
See Smith v. Lewis, 530 P.2d 589, 595 (Cal. 1975).
148.
See Lysick v. Walcom, 258 Cal. App. 2d 136, 153 (Ct. App. 1968).
The attorney's action need not be the sole cause of the client's loss, just a
substantial factor. See id. at 153 n.7.
149.
See infra note 213 and accompanying
text.