Gong v. Lawton CA4/1
In this attorney malpractice case the trial court found the 51 percent majority shareholder of a closely held corporation, plaintiff and appellant David Gong, cannot recoup attorney fees the corporation paid to an attorney, defendant and respondent Dan Lawton. Lawton was disqualified from representing both Gong and the corporation in proceedings adverse to the corporation's minority 49 percent shareholder, Gong's brother Jeffrey Gong. The circumstances disclosed in the record here fully support the trial court's unwillingness to ignore the corporation's separate existence and attribute to David Gong amounts paid by the corporation. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's judgment denying David Gong any relief on his claims against the attorney.
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