Legal Opinion
Tammy Wolf Slack v. Lucinda Luke
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 10, 2016No. 32921-6-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKorsmo, J.
¶1 The trial court dismissed this legal malpractice action at summary judgment because the plaintiff, Tammy Wolf Slack, did not have an attorney expert to testify that her underlying claim had some merit. Although we disagree with that rationale, we nonetheless conclude that because the underlying legal action would not have survived a motion for summary judgment, Ms. Slack cannot establish her malpractice cause of action. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.
FACTS
¶2 Ms. Slack began working for the Department of Corrections (DOC) as a community victim liaison in August 2002. There she…
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