Kommavongsa v. Haskell

Kennedy, J*

This case, which was certified for direct review by Division Three of the Court of Appeals, raises a narrow question of first impression in Washington: Whether a legal malpractice claim is assignable to an adversary in the same litigation that gave rise to the alleged legal malpractice. We answer that narrow question in the negative on grounds of public policy, leaving for another day the broader issue of whether legal malpractice claims may be assignable in other circumstances. In so ruling, we affirm the judgment of the Spokane County Superior Court in these consolidated…