Allyn v. McDonald

OPINION

Appellant Katie Allyn brought suit against her attorney, respondent Sharon McDonald, for professional malpractice and breach of promise due to McDonald’s alleged failure to timely file a personal injury claim on her behalf (Count I) and for McDonald’s breach of the duty of care in her earlier representation of Allyn in a divorce proceeding (Count II). The district court granted McDonald’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that (1) Allyn failed to present expert testimony to prove McDonald’s breach of the attorney’s standard of care by failing to timely file the personal injury…