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Oct. 29, 2026

Napa winery owners sue Buchalter over $7 million easement settlement

Paul and Betty Woolls allege that decades of faulty legal advice and litigation missteps over access to their Napa Valley winery caused more than $12 million in losses, including a $7 million settlement to secure access rights they believed they already possessed.

Buchalter LLP and former partner James R. Rose face a legal malpractice lawsuit from Napa Valley winery owners who allege that faulty advice and litigation missteps over property easements cost them more than $12 million, including a $7 million settlement to secure access rights their attorneys had assured them they already possessed.

Paul and Betty Woolls, along with Woolls Ranch LLC and Progeny Winery LLC, accuse Rose and Buchalter of mishandling two lawsuits and an appeal invol...

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