Belt v. Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc.

Kristin Terk Belt and Kimberly Terk Murphy (the Terks) — the joint, independent executors of their father David Terk’s estate — sued several attorneys and their law firm, Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison, & Tate, Inc. (collectively, the Attorneys) for legal malpractice. The Attorneys moved for summary judgment on the ground that estate planners owe no duty to the personal representatives of a deceased client’s estate. The trial court granted the motion, and the court of appeals affirmed the judgment. We hold, to the contrary, that there is no legal bar preventing an estate’s personal…