Feature Realty, Inc. v. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP

¶1 In 2003, Feature Realty and others (collectively, Feature) sued attorneys Terrence Butler, Jerry Neal, and the law firm of Preston Gates Ellis (Preston) for malpractice.1 Although the cause of action arose from representation that the attorneys provided for Feature in Spokane, Washington, Feature filed the complaint in Los Angeles County, California. In response, Neal brought a motion to quash service for lack of personal jurisdiction, *216and Preston brought a motion for an indefinite stay due to forum non conveniens. The California court granted both motions but rather than dismissing the…