2024-11-14T11:33:29-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/136880453/new-york-man-tries-to-weasel-out-of-architectural-malpractice-suit-with-i-m-not-an-architect-defense Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-09-17T12:59:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/598313b936b28443b6ac1af5c29ef4ad?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>You can&rsquo;t sue me for being a bad architect &mdash; because I&rsquo;m not an architect at all. That&rsquo;s the nervy claim a Manhattan man made when he was accused of ripping off a billionaire motel mogul and his yoga-instructor wife for $145,000 in bogus costs tied to the botched renovation of their Bahamian vacation home, a new Manhattan lawsuit charges.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Some valuable (albeit obvious) lessons here: don't hire an architect (licensed or otherwise) whose qualifications are unclear, and anyone can be found guilty of "malpractice", regardless of whether they're officially a professional member of that practicing field.</p>