I am a retired (or semi-retired) attorney in California and need a little help with an Indiana estate question.

I am trying to find out whether the beneficiary of a will in Indiana might have standing to pursue a legal malpractice case against the attorney who drafted the will which established the person as a beneficiary.

Does the attorney have a relationship with beneficiaries which might give rise to a malpractice claim? Is the estate, itself, the only entity which might be able to pursue this? Is it strictly up to the administrator of the estate?

I should probably know the answer to this, but law school was a long time ago! Any help is greatly appreciated.

I wish I had the answers for you. Have you thought about speaking with an attorney in Indiana. I am sure that most would give you the professional courtesy to answer a few questions.

Thanks. I'll have to call around and see if I can find someone there. I usually avoid lawyers if I can, but it looks like I might have to suffer through it!