Suppose instead that the attorney in Fracasse vs.Brent sued for the reasonable value of the services he had rendered up until the time of discharge.In response to this complaint, the client alleged in a court document that the attorney's services were worthless because he missed an important filing date and thereby compromised the validity of the client's claim.The client further alleged that the attorney's conduct constituted legal malpractice and sued him in tort for the defendant attorney's negligence.What is the court document that contains such counterclaims by the defendant client properly called?

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The document that contains counterclaims by the defendant client is called an answer. An answer is a response to a complaint or petition filed by the plaintiff and contains the defendant's responses to the allegations made in the complaint, including any counterclaims or affirmative defenses. Therefore, Choice C is the correct answer.

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