Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 2002No. 00-0081PublishedCited by 1,090 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Owen
Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, Justice JEFFERSON and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined.
The primary issue in this case is when an associate of a law firm may refer a matter to another firm or lawyer without breaching a fiduciary duty to his or her employer. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C. sued its former associate and another lawyer with whom that associate formed a partnership, asserting causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, actual and constructive fraud, conversion, and negli gence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the…
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