Driessen v. Univ. of Miami Sch. of Law Children & Youth Law Clinic

Rochelle Driessen, the mother of Brittany Oliver ("Brittany"), a developmentally disabled person, appeals the trial court's final order dismissing with prejudice her second amended complaint for legal malpractice against the University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic ("the Clinic") for failure to state a cause of action. Because Ms. Driessen is *1081not Brittany's legal guardian, did not retain the Clinic to represent Brittany or the co-legal guardians (Brittany's sister and Brittany's grandfather), and was not and is not the intended beneficiary of the Clinic's representation…