Legal Malpractice

One core tenet of American law stresses its fundamental fairness, which, given the highly unequal powers and resources that two parties can bring to a judicial dispute, is a flat-out imperative to help obtain an equitable legal outcome. As one federal claim recently...

In a recent media article chronicling a case of never-really-happened sexual misconduct involving movie executives and young boys, a law school professor notes the subsequently withdrawn litigation filed by a plaintiff's attorneys and terms the incident "a cautionary...

Any person in California or elsewhere who retains an attorney for representation in a legal matter has a clear and compelling expectation that his or her lawyer will render counsel that is not undermined in any manner by a conflict of interest. Indeed, a conflict...

An online media primer on client-lawyer interaction states at the very outset that any person who retains legal counsel might be pondering afterwards "what to expect with regards to lawyer communication, competence, ethics, and fees." Do you really think so?...

Uh, what exactly were we getting from you? In a recent legal matter involving Playboy Enterprises Inc., the adult entertainment company and business empire has expressed ire with a law firm that represented it in a multi-million-dollar matter. When the case details...

Many people contemplating conflict-of-interest scenarios involving California clients and their attorneys often focus upon a few core considerations. Here's a classic conflict situation that often plays out in reality many times a year in California and elsewhere...

We have spoken before in this blog about statutes of limitations, and how an incompetent attorney can torpedo your legitimate claim by failing to file your lawsuit in time. In today’s post, we will discuss when the clock starts ticking on most personal injury...

Everyone who hires an attorney in Los Angeles has the right to get adequate representation from that attorney. This is true whether you hired the attorney yourself, or are an indigent criminal defendant who received a court-appointed defense attorney. Whether or not...

Breach of confidentiality often plays a key role in legal malpractice claims. In a recent post, we discussed the link between violations of attorney-client confidentiality and legal malpractice. Today, we explore how another sort of confidentiality worked against a...

A recent litigation matter in another state is representative of the type of attorney malpractice cases that arise with some frequency in Los Angeles and elsewhere throughout Southern California. We pass along its relevant details to our readers, given its interest...