Ruden v. Jenk

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Gertrude Ruden and Rosella Jasper filed a legal malpractice action against Tom Jenk asserting that he had breached the standard of care as their attorney regarding their property rights and potential remedies in securing those rights while handling the estate of their deceased brother. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Jenk holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of legal malpractice. We affirm.

I. Standard of Review.

A party moving for summary judgment has the burden of establishing the absence of any genuine issue of material…