VALLEY/50TH AVE., LLC. v. STEWART

No. 77570-2.

153 P.3d 186 (2007)

VALLEY/50TH AVENUE, L.L.C., Petitioner, v. Randall STEWART, Trustee; and Morse & Bratt, a professional service corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven B. Tubbs, Vancouver, WA, for Petitioner.

James D. Hamilton, Vancouver, WA, for Respondents.


CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 A law firm, Morse & Bratt (Firm), obtained a deed of trust from a client, Valley/50th Avenue, L.L.C. (Valley), in part to secure existing attorney fees and costs owed by another client, Neil Rose. Rose failed to pay his fees and the Firm attempted to foreclose. Valley resisted, asserting, among other things, that the agreement violated the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs). The trial court concluded that even if the Firm did violate the...

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