Nardi v. DeSantis
Appellant, Denise A. Nardi (Nardi), appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award arising from an action in the Los Angeles County Superior Court entitled Denise Nardi v. Richard DeSantis, et al. In the superior court action, Nardi sued respondents Richard DeSantis and Steven Holohan (DeSantis) for legal malpractice. DeSantis maintained that the matter was properly one for arbitration based upon a written retainer agreement and moved to compel arbitration. Nardi contended that DeSantis had failed to comply with Business and Professions Code section 6148 thereby rendering the arbitration clause void. The trial court granted DeSantis motion to compel arbitration and the matter was arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association resulting in an arbitration award which Nardi claims should have been litigated in the Superior Court as a civil action. Following the refusal of the superior court to vacate the award and subsequent to the judgment thereon, Nardi brought this appeal. For the reasons hereafter given, Court dismiss the appeal.
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