{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"wanda-l-alberts-et-al","displayName":"Wanda L. Alberts, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84235:2022-01-04","opinionId":"9f9c230b-06ba-5f6f-b70e-22182b8fc4fe","slug":"wanda-l-alberts-et-al-v-turnbull-conway-pc-fka-turnbull-stark-pc-and-step-d84235","caseName":"Wanda L. Alberts, et al.\nvs. \nTurnbull Conway, P.C. (f/k/a Turnbull & Stark, P.C.) and Stephen Christopher Conway","caseNumber":"WD84235","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-01-04","year":2022,"display_summary":"Plaintiffs, prospective beneficiaries of a trust, sued Turnbull Conway, P.C. and Stephen Conway for legal malpractice, alleging the attorneys negligently failed to timely draft and secure execution of amendments to Howard L. Walz's trust before his death. The trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim. On appeal, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the dismissal, declining to extend the Donahue exception to attorney-client privity to prospective beneficiaries of unexecuted testamentary documents.","primaryTopic":"estate-probate","topicSlugs":["estate-probate","negligence","trusts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=183113","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/wanda-l-alberts-et-al-v-turnbull-conway-pc-fka-turnbull-stark-pc-and-step-d84235","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: trusts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}