It is well settled that legal malpractice claims are not usually assignable to non-clients as a matter of public policy. This reflects the fact that the attorney-client relationship is viewed as a highly personal fiduciary relationship. The general rule against assignability protects the sanctity of the attorney-client relationship.

Indeed, permitting the broad assignment of legal malpractice claims could negatively impact an attorney’s effort to meet the duty of loyalty to their client for fear that they could be sued by virtually anyone that claims to be a beneficiary of the attorney’s services to the client.

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