FEATURE REALTY, INC. v. KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS

No. 79967-9.

164 P.3d 500 (2007)

FEATURE REALTY, INC. a Nevada corporation; Mission Springs, Inc., a Washington corporation, now d/b/a Canyon Construction Nw, Inc.; Jack Krystal, as trustee of the KM Family Trust; and Russell V. Lugli, individually and as co-trustee of the Lugli Family Trust, the Nikki Trust, and the Alpha Trust, Appellants, v. KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS, LLP; Jerry R. Neal and Jane Doe Neal, his wife, and the marital community comprised thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Gould, Brian J. Waid, Law Office of Robert B. Gould, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Stephen John Sirianni, Sirianni Youtz Meier & Spoonemore, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


BRIDGE, J.

¶ 1 In 2003, Feature Realty and others (collectively, Feature) sued attorneys Terrence Butler, Jerry Neal, and the law firm of Preston Gates Ellis (Preston) for malpractice.1 Although the cause of action arose from representation that the attorneys provided for Feature in Spokane, Washington, Feature filed the complaint in Los Angeles County, California. In response, Neal brought a motion to quash service for lack of personal...

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