Cantey Hanger, Llp v. Philip Gregory Byrd, Lucy Leasing Co., L.L.C., and Pgb Air, Inc.

in which Justice Guzman, Justice Boyd, Justice Devine, and Justice Brown joined.

This case concerns the scope of attorneys’ immunity from civil liability to non-clients. Following the trial court’s entry of a divorce decree, one of the divorce litigants sued opposing counsel for fraud and related claims in connection with the law firm’s alleged preparation of a document to effectuate the transfer of personal property awarded to its client in the decree. Specifically, the litigant alleged that the document contained misrepresentations and that the firm structured the property’s transfer in a…