Legal Malpractice

One important consideration when selecting an attorney to represent you is conflict of interest. This principle holds that some pre-existing relationships should preclude a lawyer from taking a case. For example, few plaintiffs would want their attorney to be married...

A Los Angeles resident who is hurt in a car accident because of someone else’s negligence has the right to seek damages from the negligent party. Often, the victim’s injuries are severe, costing him or her hundreds of thousands of dollars in hospital bills, lost...

One possible reason that an attorney could negligently let down his or her clients is by having a second career that takes time and focus away from his or her legal practice. Taking part in a reality TV dating show could certainly qualify as a distraction, as a legal...

A case of alleged legal malpractice from outside of California is a good example of how a person in Los Angeles who suffers a personal injury still has options when his or her attorneys negligently cause his or her claim to fail. The injured person, who still needs to...

Some bad advice from his attorney cost a businessman and his partners nearly $2 million in damages in a breach of contract case. That is according to a legal malpractice case the man has filed against the law firm that represented him in the litigation. The original...

Going through divorce can be stressful enough, without worrying that your attorney is missing deadlines and providing poor legal advice. A woman says that her divorce lawyer provided negligent representation, and left her bankrupt and without a fair share of the...

The attorney-client privilege is among the most important bedrocks of the legal profession. A lawyer who practices in Los Angeles is supposed to represent his client, and no one else involved in a legal or business matter. That means that he or she does not go against...

The majority of laws in California that allow people to file lawsuits have a statute of limitations attached. Essentially, a statute of limitations is a time limit on when you can file suit. Once the statute of limitations “tolls,” you no longer can sue over a legal...

In 2010, the American Bar Association (ABA) published an important reference document that remains relevant to anyone currently in need of legal representation. The document charts the most common kinds of legal malpractice claims filed in U.S. courts. This critical...

A California law firm that once represented several police unions is now out of business, after a series of legal problems. In one of the latest developments, Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir has been sued by the Peace Officers Research Association, or PORAC, for...