Appellate Court of Illinois December 9, 1997, 1-96-2962 (Jacobson v. Knepper and Moga, PC)

JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellee, Alan P. Jacobson (Jacobson), an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Illinois, brought this action against the law firm of Knepper & Moga, P.C. (Knepper), seeking damages for injuries resulting from his wrongful discharge from the firm. The one-count complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages.