Baker v. Mallios

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Appellant Mark W. Baker sued appellees John C. Mallios d/b/a Mallios & Associates, Mallios & Associates P.C., and James D. Blume (hereafter “Mallios”) for legal malpractice. The trial court granted Mallios summary judgment on the basis that Baker illegally assigned a portion of his claim to a third person. In a single point of error, Baker contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We agree. 1 We reverse the summary judgment and remand this matter to the trial court.

Factual Background

The summary judgment record reflects that on March 4, 1990,…