Professional Liability Blog
September 8, 2020
Public Policy Prohibits Involuntary Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claim Among Litigation Adversaries
This article discusses the Supreme Court of Iowa’s opinion in Gray v. Oliver, where the Supreme Court decided, as a matter of first impression, that a judgment creditor could not prosecute a legal malpractice claim it obtained as an involuntary assignment from the judgment debtor. Such an assignment violates public policy and threatens the integrity of the attorney-client relationship.