Injury
from legal malpractice claims must be filed (1) within four years of the incident or (2) within one year of the discovery of the malpractice.
No area of practice is immune
from legal malpractice claims.
[Court - appointed attorney was entitled to absolute immunity
from a legal malpractice claim arising from duties that she performed in a quasi-judicial capacity at the request of the court.]
Not exact matches
This judgment contains a thorough discussion of Combined Air Mechanical Services v. Flesch in the context of a
legal malpractice claim arising
from the defendant lawyer's alleged negligence in prosecuting medical
malpractice litigation.
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You should never make a decision on the merits of your
claim without the benefit of competent
legal advice
from an attorney who concentrates in medical
malpractice and personal injury law.
Dylan's experience with
legal malpractice matters runs the gamut,
from conflicts of interest to
claims involving civil RICO, in industries as varied as real estate and tax.
When her husband failed to appear in court, his dissipation was soon discovered, and she then filed a
legal malpractice claim against her first and second lawyers,
claiming that they breached their duties of care in failing to obtain an order
from the divorce court freezing the couple's bank accounts.
In Illinois, you generally have 2 years
from when you discover that you have a
claim for
legal malpractice, but no more than 6 years
from the date the injury occurred, to sue your former lawyer.
Consent to Settlement Agreement May Not Bar Negligence
Claim - The
Legal Intelligencer - In Guido v. Duane Morris LLP, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in a June 8 opinion that a client's consent to settlement does not necessarily bar a
malpractice action arising
from that settlement.
Since the CMPA often incurs large
legal expenses in defending
claims, this is an additional disincentive to persons who believe that they have been injured through
malpractice from bringing an action for damages.
View
from the Plaintiff's Bar: Adapting Your
Claims and Litigation Strategies to New and Innovative Theories Being Brought by Your Adversaries, ACI / LPL
Legal Malpractice Conference (New York, May 2012)
Because
legal malpractice claims arise
from state law, the
claim will be pursued in the state where the professional work was performed.