There are a great many deadlines in legal matters. One of the very important deadlines that can be present when it comes to legal cases are statutes of limitations. Generally, the state's civil statutes of limitations put time limits on how long after an incident...
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Ethical violations by your attorney can cost you your case
Most of us in Los Angeles try to be ethical at all times, even if we do not have an official list of ethics to follow. Many professions do have rules of ethics, including attorneys. State bar associations require their members to abide by several rules of ethics....
Attorneys must avoid conflict of interest for ex-clients too
A person who hires an attorney for help with a legal matter has the right to expect that the lawyer taking his or her case does not have a conflict of interest. We spoke about conflict of interest on Sept. 9. It is a form of legal malpractice in which the offending...
Court doesn’t force legal malpractice victim to appeal first
Though this ruling is not from a California court, it provides an interesting decision for people interested in legal malpractice matters generally. The top court in New York State has ruled that a victim of legal malpractice need not always try to appeal his or her...
Legal malpractice insurance explained
One way that California attorneys can protect themselves in the event of a legal malpractice suit against them is to take out a malpractice insurance policy on their firms. This way, if a former client ever sues, the firm may not have to pay out of its own pocket to...
18 years after legal malpractice verdict, ex-client still waiting
When a lawyer who has been found guilty of legal malpractice is unable to pay the judgment, it can be frustrating for his or her victims. The verdict is supposed to make the attorney’s former client whole for damages caused by the attorney’s negligent representation....