07/25/2006
Minimal Telephone Calls and Correspondence Held Insufficient to Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Attorney
Bond v Messerman, 162 Md.App. 93, 873 A.2d 417 (2005)
Brief Summary
An attorney’s letter in response to a former client’s inquiry does not constitute sufficient purpose availment so as to establish personal jurisdiction over the attorney.
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