Aside from personal injury attorneys and a few select specialty areas of the law, most attorneys don’t work on contingency fees. They need a retainer fee to get started on your case -- whether that’s a divorce, a lawsuit against someone’s estate or a business dispute....
One of the things you should do when you decide to work with an attorney is to check that they are educated in the area of law that you need help with. An attorney who works in real estate may not be educated in family law, and one who works with business litigation...
Even though you have a bar card, you may not be fully aware of circumstances that could result in you losing your bar card. You may want to apprise yourself of the different factors that can result in this happening, so you don't unnecessarily put yourself in hot...
When you hire an attorney, you are, in effect, placing your future in their hands. In return for placing such faith in someone, you expect them to repay your trust and do their best to represent your interests. As with any profession, there will always be a few...
If your attorney has committed legal malpractice, you may feel as if you have no recourse. However, you do have options. Last year, for instance, there was a record number of settlements for legal malpractice claims. And these payouts show no sign of decreasing –...
The subject of legal malpractice is a tricky one. Naturally, simply losing a case does not mean your lawyer did anything wrong or did not offer proper legal assistance. Someone has to lose. It may have happened for legitimate reasons. At the same time, though, there...
Legal malpractice happens. It’s no secret. There are attorneys who make mistakes and who do what they should not. For those who suffer as a result of an attorney’s actions, it may be possible to hold them accountable with a legal malpractice claim. There are all kinds...
To become an attorney, people have to go through years of extra school and take on major student loans in many cases. They then have to pass the bar exam to secure licensing to practice the law in a specific state. The daily work requirements for an attorney are often...
When someone faces accusations of criminal activity, they have the right to defend themselves. In theory, criminal defense attorneys should put their full effort into every case, advocating for their clients. Unfortunately, defense attorneys often have more work than...
Legal malpractice involves a licensed attorney either making highly unprofessional mistakes, breaching their fiduciary duty to their client or being incompetent in the representation that they provide. Lawyers can make mistakes in any kind of legal practice, but...
