Legal malpractice can be a serious problem for people who are trying to move forward with a claim. While they're putting their faith into an attorney, that attorney isn't taking the case seriously or is making mistakes that cost their clients time and money....
The last thing anyone wants to find out is that he or she could have won a case if only his or her attorney had more education or had paid more attention. There are times when attorneys don't hold up their end of arrangements, and in those cases, those who are...
When you retain an attorney, that attorney has a fiduciary duty to you. This means that the attorney has an obligation to act in your best interest. However, the fiduciary - the attorney in the case of legal malpractice - has to knowingly accept the duty to act with...
When you go to court or seek out an insurance claim, you rely on your attorney to help you get through the claim and to get the most you can. The settlement you receive is based on many factors, but a good negotiator can make the best of a complicated situation.When...
Legal malpractice is when an attorney does not perform up to the standards expected by others in the same field. For example, if all attorneys in the field of family law could have helped with a divorce but the attorney you had was unable to understand the laws in...
Nobody's perfect and mistakes happen in every profession and all walks of life. But when your attorney commits substantive errors and omissions that are responsible for a detrimental outcome to your case, he may be guilty of legal negligence. In these situations, you...
There are four areas of legal malpractice that you may file a claim for. These include negligence in the client-attorney relationship, negligent errors, claims filed by a nonclient against an attorney and fee disputes. When it comes to the law, attorneys have a...
A bad or incompetent attorney reflects poorly on the entire legal profession. If a client has been the victim of legal malpractice, there is more that he or she can do than simply complain about their attorney and representation. They can file a lawsuit against the...
Legal malpractice can be a serious issue that makes you confused about the steps to take next. Fortunately, there are attorneys who specialize in this kind of case. Just like medical malpractice or any other kind of claim, when an attorney is negligent or malicious...
When you've been seriously injured in an accident, choosing the right personal injury attorney can be hard. When you discover you've chosen wrong, the result can be devastating. On top of the physical and emotional pain of being seriously injured, you find you are...
