Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Jan 4, 2022
Wanda L. Alberts, et al. vs. Turnbull Conway, P.C. (f/k/a Turnbull & Stark, P.C.) and Stephen Christopher Conway
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.