Cairns v. Dole

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of her legal malpractice claims against defendants Don Dole and Kim Ronai after the court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations, ORS 12.110(1). We reverse and remand in part.

On August 22, 2000, plaintiff filed a complaint against Dole and Ronai, an associate in Dole’s firm, alleging that defendants were negligent in the handling of several matters for her from March 1996 through March 1998. Defendants sought to dismiss the claims on the ground that they are barred by the two-year statute of…