Ginter Ex Rel. Ballard v. Belcher, Prendergast & Laporte

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2008-07-18

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REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: Paul and Lisa Ginter, husband and wife, hired Fred Belcher (an attorney) to help guide them through Louisiana’s complicated process for adopting a child. The attorney-client agreement memorializing Bel-cher’s representation contained a forum-selection clause requiring that any suit related to the contract be filed in Louisiana state court. After a dispute arose between the parties, however, the Ginter…

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