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Some people assume that once they have hired an attorney, they will have assistance on hand whenever they have a legal issue in the future. They don't need to hunt for a new lawyer, as they have already established an attorney-client relationship with a legal...
Engineering malpractice can have severe consequences. It can compromise the structural integrity of a building or reduce a construction project to junk. In California, victims of such malpractice have legal rights, including the right to seek justice. Below, we talk...
The American Bar Association monitors trends in legal malpractice claims. It may surprise nobody that one of the biggest things being seen in legal malpractice (and the one most heavily anticipated to rise in the future) revolves around the use of artificial...
In some cases, a lawyer or an attorney may have a conflict of interest. If this is significant to the case, they may be required to remove themselves from that case. They cannot offer proper legal counsel. But what is the problem with having a conflict of interest?...
Legal malpractice involves a professional failing to conform to professional standards that results in harm. Different types of legal malpractice may occur in different areas of legal practice. For example, people who approach lawyers for assistance with probate and...
All attorneys in the U.S. are held to a high standard. Attorneys are fiduciaries, which means they have a legal duty to act in the best interests of the client. If an attorney’s conduct falls below a reasonable standard, they have breached their duty of care to the...
People generally expect a lawyer to charge them quite a bit for the guidance and advocacy they provide. Most lawyers charge hundreds of dollars per hour for their services. They often require that their clients pay a retainer when they first begin discussing a legal...
Attorneys must adhere to a high standard of professional conduct to protect the interests of their clients and ensure the integrity of the legal system. When they breach their duty to clients, legal malpractice occurs. According to California’s Rules of Professional...
Maybe it’s the pressure, and maybe it’s the personality types that are attracted to the law in the first place – but the lawyers have substance abuse issues at a rate that is much higher than the average population. Approximately one out of three attorneys has a...
We’ve seen in some high-profile cases recently that when witnesses replace the attorneys their employers or former employers hired for them with attorneys working solely for them, they become more forthright with the information they provided – potentially saving...