Making the decision to sue someone who was negligent or intentionally hurtful is not easy. Even when a person feels as if they have every right to file a lawsuit for a personal injury, medical malpractice, contract disputes, fraud or for some other offense, just...
Legal malpractice can cost a client time and money. It can make it impossible for the client to make a claim, and it can mean that they are left with bills for litigation that wasn't completed in a timely manner or to the best of the attorney's ability.What are the...
Legal malpractice is the last thing you were probably expecting when you hired an attorney. You may be discouraged that your attorney wasn't doing as much as he or she should have for you, and you may feel that you were victimized a second time because of your...
If you've been seriously injured in a car accident, having a good attorney working hard for you is a valuable asset. It can be difficult to tell immediately the exact extent of your injuries and the impact that they will have on your life. In many cases, an injured...
A legal malpractice lawsuit is a claim that a lawyer or attorney did not perform to the standard that other reasonable attorneys or lawyers would have in the same situation. The standard of care is described in a number of easy terms including the skill and care with...
When you hire an attorney to represent you in a legal matter, you should be able to trust that the attorney is knowledgeable and competent about the law. Unfortunately, just as in any role or profession, sometimes clients find themselves harmed because an attorney...
It may be no surprise that some attorneys do things that can be constituted as negligence or malpractice. However, it has been shown that the number of legal malpractice suits has grown and could be stemming from the fact that the United States still has a struggling...
When people think of legal malpractice, they typically associate it with a lost case due to an inadequate lawyer. Though this is oversimplification of a complex concept, this type of potential legal malpractice likely falls under ineffective assistance of counsel....
Attorneys practicing law in our state are legally and ethically required to adhere to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct when providing legal representation to their clients. This Code itemizes duties and conduct that govern the lawyer/client relationship....
We are all familiar with medical malpractice where a doctor or medical professional makes an error that results in the harm of their patient. Well, legal malpractice works on the same basis, except within the legal framework of what a lawyer role is to a client. Legal...
