Supreme Court of California

The Court found that a successor fiduciary of an estate in probate may assert a professional negligence claim against attorneys retained by a predecessor fiduciary to perform tax work for the benefit of the estate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2004
• Published 07/15/2004

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Mattaniah Eytan, Mattaniah Eytan, Corte Madera, Howard Underwood and Andrea Widburg, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Krieg, Keller, Sloan, Reilley & Roman, James C. Krieg, San Francisco, Allison Lane Cooper;  Law Offices of Anthony P. David and Anthony P. David, San Francisco, for Defendants and Respondents Taylor & Faust and Leland H. Faust., Law Offices of Joseph D. Joiner and Joseph D. Joiner, San Francisco, for Defendant and Respondent Burton McGovern.