Appellate Court of Illinois February 19, 2002, 2-00-1313 (Sorenson v. LAW OFFICES OF POEHLMANN)

JUSTICE McLAREN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, John M. Sorenson, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County dismissing his lawsuit against defendants, Theodore Poehlmann and the Law of Offices of Theodore Poehlmann, pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(5) (West 2000)) on the basis that the lawsuit was barred by the