Gantt v. Boone, Wellford, Clark, Langschmidt & Pemberton

JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Richard A. Gantt, as trustee for Turner Lumber Company (Turner), brought this action in contract and negligence alleging malpractice against Donald W. Pemberton and his law partnership, Boone, Well-ford, Clark, Langschmidt, and Pemberton, and Robert E. Wales and his accounting partnership, Hawthorn, Waymouth and Carroll. The alleged malpractice involved the sale of Turner assets to other named defendants, Omni Capital Lumber Company, Richard H. Friedberg, W.A. Moncrief, and W.A. Moncrief, Jr., (Omni, et al) resulting in Turner’s paying substantial state…