ESTEP v. HAMILTON

No. 26564-1-III.

201 P.3d 331 (2008)

Cynthia ESTEP, Appellant, v. Gene HAMILTON, Jane Doe Hamilton, Hamilton Law Offices, PLLC, Hackney, Hamilton, and Carroll, Attorneys at Law, Donald Hackney, Jane Doe Hackney, Charles Carroll, and Jane Doe Carroll, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Reconsideration Granted January 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell K. Jones, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

John P. Bowman, Keefe Bowman Bruya PS, J. Gregory Lockwood, J. Gregory Lockwood PLLC, Spokane, WA, for Respondents.


BROWN, J.

¶ 1 Cynthia Estep appeals the summary dismissal of her legal malpractice claims against Gene E. Hamilton and his former law partners, Donald Hackney and Charles Carroll. She contends Mr. Hamilton was negligent when representing her in her divorce from Michael Raymond. She argues Mr. Hamilton failed to act to preserve her beneficiary interest in Mr. Raymond's life insurance policy and misadvised her about the effect of the divorce on the beneficiary...

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