Andrews v. McDougal

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is a legal malpractice case. The material facts are undisputed. The appellant engaged the appellees’ law firm, specifically James F. McDougal, to represent him in a case against his mother, who shot him on his front lawn on June 12, 1984. He was seriously injured. Andrews and his mother had a stormy relationship, and each had their version of the trouble between them. The appellant decided not to press criminal charges against his mother but to sue her civilly. McDougal told Andrews that since another partper, Vince Skillman, was representing Andrews’ father in a…