Wood v. Parker

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• holding that Rules of Professional Conduct are relevant in a legal malpractice claim based on alleged negligent withdrawal
• noting that this Court will, irrespective of the reasons stated, affirm the trial court’s summary judgment if it finds that the trial court reached the correct result
• affirming granting of motion for summary judgment on malpractice claim predicated on attorney’s withdrawal as counsel where attorney complied with all ethical considerations and disciplinary rules
• “[w]e find nothing . . . to show that defendant . . . deviated from the accepted standard of care for attorneys in Tennessee”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).