Guirma v. O'Brien

In this professional negligence action, plaintiff alleged that defendant, an attorney who represented her in an adoption proceeding, committed malpractice by arranging to serve the birth mother with the adoption petition by publication. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint under ORCP 21 A(9)1 on the ground that it was untimely under the statute of limitations for professional negligence. ORS 12.010; ORS 12.110.2 The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss, and plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand.

We begin with a summary of the relevant law. A professional negligence action…