Byong Jik Choi & In Sook Choi v. Christopher D. & Megan E. Adams
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- appeal
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The court affirmed summary judgment dismissing the Chois' legal malpractice claim against attorney Christopher Adams. The court found no attorney-client relationship existed between Adams and the Chois, as Adams represented their son Ron, and alternatively, Adams owed no duty of care to the Chois as non-clients under the six-element Trask test.
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