Francis v. Piper

OPINION

JOHN F. THOREEN, Judge *

Alma Francis challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her legal malpractice claim. Because Francis was not Piper’s client and was not an intended third-party beneficiary of the attorney-client relationship, we affirm.

FACTS

Alma Francis brought this action against LaMar Piper and the Piper Law Firm (collectively Piper), alleging Piper committed legal malpractice when he drafted a series of wills for Walter Heine, Francis’s brother. Heine, who had never married, had no children; Francis was his sole sibling and closest living relative.…