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SHORT v. DEMOPOLIS

No. 49617-0.

103 Wn.2d 52 (1984)

691 P.2d 163

KENNETH P. SHORT, ET AL, Respondents, v. CHRIS DEMOPOLIS, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Bishin and Christopher L. Otorowski, for petitioner.

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by John R. Tomlinson, Timothy F. Brown, and Thomas C. Sorenson, for respondents.

James E. Sedney and Nicholas Wagner on behalf of National Lawyers Guild, National Conference of Black Lawyers, and La Raza Lawyers Association and Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, John R. Ellis, Deputy, Jon P. Ferguson and Betsy R. Hollingsworth, Assistants, amici curiae for petitioner.

Robert R. Redman, Robert T. Farrell, and Hugh F. Bangasser on behalf of Washington State Bar Association, amici curiae for respondents.

DOLLIVER, J.

May lawyers be subject to liability under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), RCW 19.86? Defendant Chris Demopolis appeals the Superior Court order which dismissed his counterclaims under CR 12(b)(6) for CPA violations against the plaintiffs' law firm of Short and Cressman.

In March 1980, Demopolis met with Douglas Hartwich, partner in plaintiffs' law firm, to discuss representation in two pending lawsuits. The first involved dissolution of a real...

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