Title 162 · NRS Chapter 162

Limitation on duty of attorney representing fiduciary with respect to principal.

Citation: NRS 162.310

Section: 162.162.310

NRS

162.310

Limitation on duty of attorney representing fiduciary with respect to principal.

1. An attorney who represents a fiduciary does not, solely as a result of such attorney-client relationship, assume a corresponding duty of care or other fiduciary duty to a principal.

2. Nothing in this section limits a principal, fiduciary or successor fiduciary’s ability to assert appropriate claims against the attorney resulting from the negligent or intentional acts of the attorney.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Fiduciary” has the meaning ascribed to it in

NRS 162.020 .

(b) “Principal” has the meaning ascribed to it in

NRS 162.020 .

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1465 )