Cawdrey v. Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller, P.S.

*812¶1 Elizabeth Cawdrey, her son Dan Cawdrey, and Dan’s wife Lillian were partners in L&M Partners, a general partnership.1 Andree Chicha, an attorney who had previously represented both L&M and Elizabeth in a variety of legal matters, assisted with two business transactions between Elizabeth and L&M. When one of Elizabeth’s other children discovered these transactions and learned they had caused a significant decrease in Elizabeth’s assets, Elizabeth sued Chicha for legal malpractice. The trial court dismissed the case on summary judgment, and James Cawdrey, as personal representative of his…