Sherwin Brook v. J. McCormley

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Sherwin Brook (“Brook”), appeals the district court’s finding that the Northern District of Illinois lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants-appellees, J. Lawrence McCormley and Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. (collectively, “Defendants”), for a legal malpractice, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Cortina Financial, Inc. (“Cortina”) is a now-dissolved corporation that was wholly-owned by the David North' II Trust (the “Trust”). The beneficiaries of the Trust lived in…