Grassi v. Hyden

LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge.

| TThis is a legal malpractice case filed by Charles Grassi, Sr., against appellees James Hyden and his firm, Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC. Grassi appeals from the circuit court’s entry of judgment on a directed verdict for appellees.1 We affirm.

In the late 1990s, Hyden and Grassi discussed Grassi’s options regarding the disposition of his majority interest in Pierce-Grassi Lumber Company, Inc., in Crossett, upon his retirement. One of the options they discussed was the formation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which would purchase Grassi’s shares in…