MCLELLAND v. PAXTON

No. 35401-6-III.

453 P.3d 1 (2019)

Bryan W. MCLELLAND, D.D.S. and Krista McLelland, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, and Bryan W. McLelland, D.D.S., P.S., a Washington professional services corporation, Respondents, v. Mark C. PAXTON, D.D.S. and Diane S. Paxton, husband and wife, and the marital community thereof, and Mark C. Paxton, D.D.S., P.S., a Washington professional services corporation, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

FILED November 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. SW, Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, David A. Kulisch , Attorney at Law, 2125 E Overbluff Rd., Spokane, WA, 99203-3759, Jenae Marie Ball , Randall Danskin, P.S., 601 W Riverside Ave., Ste. 1500, Spokane, WA, 99201-0653, for Appellant.

Michael H. Church , Attorney at Law, Hailey Louise Landrus , Stamper Rubens, P.S., 720 W Boone Ave., Ste. 200, Spokane, WA, 99201-2560, Catherine Wright Smith , Ian Christopher Cairns , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98109-3007, for Respondent.

Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. SW, Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, David A. Kulisch , Attorney at Law, 2125 E Overbluff Rd., Spokane, WA, 99203-3759, Jenae Marie Ball , Randall Danskin, P.S., 601 W Riverside Ave., Ste. 1500, Spokane, WA, 99201-0653, for Other Parties.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶ 1 We review a complicated dissolution, between two oral surgeons, of a professional limited liability company, which review includes the question of whether such a company can possess goodwill separate from the professional practitioners. We affirm all rulings of the trial court, including the finding...

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