Perhaps you had already worked with a particular attorney to create your estate plan. You trusted them, which is why you turned to them for help responding to a lawsuit filed by your neighbor. Maybe a family member recommended a lawyer who helped them negotiate a...
If there is one thing that can truly derail your case, it’s having an attorney who is not invested in it. When they get so busy that they are caught up in other cases or they set yours aside, many things can go wrong. One of the issues that can be a major red flag is...
An attorney is guilty of legal malpractice when they fail to perform their duties. The negligence of an attorney can have catastrophic consequences, like an innocent person losing their legal case and a significant amount of money. Because of this, victims of legal...
Lawyers spend more time in school than most other professionals. They have to have both an undergraduate and a graduate degree. Then they have to pass a grueling exam, secure state licensing and develop their practice to attract clients. When you hire an attorney, you...
An attorney will typically choose one or a few areas of law in which to practice. They generally will only take cases within those practice areas. According to the American Bar Association, you should always consider the attorney’s practice areas when hiring one....
Returning to a briefly interrupted trend, it appears that legal malpractice cases did not go up in 2020. In fact, the number of malpractice claims in the U.S. may even have dropped. But that may have more to do with the pandemic than a reduction in alleged misconduct...
It is possible in a legal malpractice case for an attorney to use a scope of representation defense. For the person filing the charges against the lawyer, it helps to understand this concept to avoid the use of the defense. The New York State Bar Association explains...
When it comes to the attorney and client relationship, you rely on your attorney to value and respect it. According to Embroker, when a lawyer does not meet your expected standards, he or she may have committed legal malpractice. Knowing the most common legal...
If an attorney violates the American Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct, then they could be in breach of their contract with you, their client. The ABA’s rules have been adopted by all states except for California. In New York, attorneys who are...
Everybody makes mistakes, including lawyers. However, sometimes those mistakes can have devastating consequences for the cases they are working on. Understanding the difference between a mistake and legal malpractice is important for you to understand before you...