r/Ask_Lawyers • u/CorvidaeCaCaw • 1h ago

Washington attorneys: Under Schmidt v. Coogan, emotional-distress damages may be available in legal malpractice where the representation is sensitive/personal or the conduct is particularly egregious...

Washington attorneys:

Under Schmidt v. Coogan, emotional-distress damages may be available in legal malpractice where the representation is sensitive/personal or the conduct is particularly egregious. Has Washington addressed how that rule applies specifically to family-law malpractice where the alleged injury is loss of parenting time or deterioration of the parent-child relationship?

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