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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Larry A. Yates, Appellant,

v.

Francis T. Draine, Respondent.

Appeal From Richland County
 Alison Renee Lee, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2006-UP-169
Submitted March 1, 2006 – Filed March 22, 2006   

AFFIRMED

Larry A. Yates, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Frank B. McMaster, John Gregg McMaster, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  In this legal malpractice action, Larry A. Yates appeals the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Francis T. Draine based on the statute of limitations of section 15-3-535 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2005).  We affirm.[1]

FACTS

In 1988, Yates and his corporation entered federal bankruptcy.  Thereafter, Yates was indicted and arrested for bankruptcy fraud.  In 1996, Yates filed a pro se suit in federal court against the federal officials involved in the bankruptcy and criminal prosecution and against Robert Rutland, a former business associate.  Yates hired Draine to represent him, and Draine filed an amended compl