Chapman Children's Trust v. Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.

OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

Appellants, the Chapman Children’s Trust and the Cole Children’s Trust (the “Trusts”), sued appellees, the law firm of Porter & Hedges, L.L.P. and one of its attorneys, David L. Burgert (collectively, “Porter & Hedges”), for breach of contractual, fiduciary, and other common law duties. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of appellees. On appeal, the Trusts argue that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment for the following reasons: (1) appellees’ summary judgment affidavits have both substantive and formal defects; (2) appellees…