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California attorneys need to uphold standards for ethical behavior. The failure to uphold those standards can come with serious consequences. Unethical attorneys may harm their clients in many ways. That’s why the California State Bar maintains and enforces a set of...
Your lawyer owes you and your case a certain standard of service. This isn’t just because of professional courtesy; it’s the law. All attorneys in California need to meet the standards outlined in the California Rules of Professional Conduct. If your attorney...
When you hire an attorney, you give that attorney your trust. You have a legal concern you need resolved—such as a business dispute, harassment claim or personal injury case—and you need your lawyer to resolve it in your favor. At the very least, you expect your...
It is one thing to expect your lawyer to be good at their job, but it is another thing to expect them to fulfill the basic requirements of a lawsuit. One of the first things a lawyer should do in preparation for a lawsuit is to organize the timelines of what happened...
You don’t need to be a lawyer to understand the importance of meeting your deadlines. All it takes is one big late fee, and you realize those deadlines come with real consequences. In the legal world, however, the consequences can be even more dire. When lawyers...
What do you think of when you hear the word “incompetence”? Maybe you imagine some homeowner and DIY plumber who tackles a project he can’t handle. The next thing you know, his basement’s flooded. But what if the first thing that comes to mind is your frustration with...
Here’s the truth: Negligent attorneys can cause real harm. An attorney’s negligence may cause you to lose a big-dollar business dispute, accept a crummy injury settlement or spend time in jail. If so, you might find some compensation through a legal malpractice suit....
There’s something daunting about the idea of hiring a lawyer. The law can sometimes read like a foreign language, riddled with traps and pitfalls. You may have a lot riding on the matter. You might need to defend yourself from criminal charges, uphold your rights in a...
The State Bar of California has a bag of tools that personify well a proverbial carrot-and-stick approach. On the one hand, many individuals who apply themselves diligently during an arduous period of study are rewarded with a coveted professional license to practice...
Attorneys in California and elsewhere whose client representation results in claims of legal malpractice commit a variety of sins. Some of their shortcomings that spawn client harm include these lapses from the professional standard of care governing their profession:...