Walden v. Hoke

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This case involves a petition for appeal by Mildred Walden from the May 6, 1992, summary judgment order of the Circuit Court of Cabell County. She seeks damages from attorneys Jay Hoke and Fredrick Staker, III, for professional negligence, negligent conflict of interest, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract.

On August 1, 1989, Mildred Walden retained Jay Hoke, an associate in the law office of Hankins & Taylor, to represent her in her divorce from her husband, Dan Edwin Walden. Another associate in the Hankins & Taylor office, Fredrick Staker, also…