No. 24-1012

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. Martin J. O’Leary, et al.

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2025-03-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: choice-of-law legal-malpractice multi-jurisdictional-practice personal-jurisdiction professional-liability specific-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-05-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a lawyer with a multi-jurisdictional law practice subject to specific personal jurisdiction for a legal malpractice claim in a state where the lawyer is not licensed and the lawyer's firm has no offices when the lawyer's legal advice to a client concerning the state where the lawyer is not admitted caused the lawyer's client to be sued and subject to specific personal jurisdiction in the state about which the lawyer provided advice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Is a lawyer with a multi -jurisdictional law practice subject to specific personal jurisdiction for a legal malpractice claim in a state where the lawyer is not licensed and the lawyer ’s firm has no offices when the lawyer ’s legal advice to a client concerning the state where the lawyer is not admitted caused the lawyer ’s client to be sued and subject to specific personal jurisdiction in the state about which the lawyer provided advice.

Docket Entries

2025-05-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-20
Reply of Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company submitted.
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2025-05-20
Reply of petitioner Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company filed. (Distributed)
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2025-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
2025-04-21
Brief of Martin J. O’Leary, et al. in opposition submitted.
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2025-04-21
Brief of respondents Martin J. O’Leary, et al. in opposition filed.
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2025-01-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2025)
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Attorneys

Martin J. O’Leary, et al.
David Matthew McLean — McLean & Associates, PLLC, Respondent
David Matthew McLean — McLean & Associates, PLLC, Respondent
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company
Carrie Ellen Cope — Cope Ehlers, PC, Petitioner
David Edward Grassmick — Cope Ehlers PC, Petitioner
Carrie Ellen Cope — Cope Ehlers, PC, Petitioner