Soignier v. Fletcher

SUBSTITUTE OPINION. THE COURT’S PRIOR OPINION DATED JUNE 2, 2011 IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

Mary K. Soignier appeals the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment to W. Kent Fletcher, an attorney, on her claim for legal malpractice. She asserts that Fletcher negligently failed to ensure that a will he prepared conveyed to her the proceeds of a trust of which the decedent was a beneficiary until shortly before the decedent’s death. Since Fletcher adequately effectuated the testator’s intent as expressed in the will itself, the district court was correct…