Sentences with phrase «legal malpractice cases»

Success in getting a number of legal malpractice cases dismissed promptly by way of preliminary objections.

Attorneys will not take on legal malpractice case if there is a conflict of interest between that lawyer and the lawyer you want to sue.

1 This was certainly true for the first half of the 20th Century when legal malpractice cases were exceedingly rare.

From those cases, he has a broad base of experiences to draw from when defending legal malpractice cases.

Many legal malpractice cases are because the initial attorney failed to file suit within that three year time limit.

Add to this all of the «factors» behind numerous testimonials, recommendations, and awards and you have a proven formula for success in your next legal malpractice case!

The firm also represents injured clients in legal malpractice cases.

Ben also defends attorneys in legal malpractice cases involving allegations of wrongdoing related to transactional work, courtroom competence, and professional responsibility.

TD Land, Co, Inc v Phillip R Seaver Title Co, Inc Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 236573 (December 21, 2002)(reversing decision granting summary disposition on legal malpractice case based upon apparent authority to enter into agreement)

Just in case you were wondering how a New York legal malpractice case works (come on, admit it, you were wondering about that all day!)

Mediated legal malpractice cases regarding alleged conflicts of interest and multiple representations

For legal malpractice cases, attorneys that we recommend want to see financial damages as a result of an attorney messing up that would make it worth their while to pursue a case.

I do declarations, expert witnessing, and I've handled legal malpractice cases both on the plaintiff and defense side.

Our legal malpractice group has successfully represented clients in a wide range of cases including matters involving securities, fee disputes, patent, copyright, corporate counseling, real estate transactions and closings, trust and estate matters, employment issues, telecommunications, white collar crime, FDCA, FSIA, family law, bankruptcy, underlying legal malpractice cases and personal injury matters.

Call us at 626-817-6453 or email us to schedule an appointment with one of our attorneys and discuss your potential legal malpractice case.

In a recent legal malpractice case, one of our paralegals mined metadata in accident scene photos — without a request or any prompting — and she found that the photos were not taken on the date of the accident.

Under current California law, emotional distress damages are generally not permitted in legal malpractice cases because the courts regard most such claims [rightly, in the view of Decs

If the lawyer acknowledges his or her mistake, informs the client that they must retain new counsel, and cooperates by providing the file, we have a negligence legal malpractice case.

Patterson Law Firm attorneys have prosecuted legal malpractice cases throughout Illinois, including:

Success in getting a number of legal malpractice cases dismissed upon the filing of motions for non pros as a result of opposing counsel's failure to comply with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

Additionally, he has served as an expert witness before the U.S. Congress and the Louisiana Legislature on pension and health matters as well as in several legal malpractice cases.

Illinois State Appellate Court Affirms Stay of Legal Malpractice Case pending resolution of Related Federal Criminal Proceeding

We have prevailed in legal malpractice cases involving:

When a client brings a potential New York legal malpractice case to me, one of the first things I do is try to calculate the statute of limitations (the last day the lawyer can be sued).

Mr. McShane has defended public contractors in bid protest actions and construction defect litigation, pursued commercial code and contract remedies for financial institutions and corporations, prosecuted and defended legal malpractice cases and protected lenders» interests in bankruptcy estates and civil forfeiture cases.

While no attorney takes pleasure in suing another member of the profession, we represent clients in legal malpractice cases in order to achieve justice for our clients and to help uphold the standards of the legal profession if we believe they have been violated.

The holdings in 11 of the 15 cases dealt with statute of limitations issues; two dealt with duties of an attorney, one with the necessity of expert witness testimony in legal malpractice cases, and one with the defense of contributory negligence.

4 This is not to suggest that legal malpractice cases were literally non-existent prior to the mid-20th Century.

The SJC for the first time ruled that a judicial error of law does not bar recovery in a legal malpractice case where a defendant law firm was negligent for failing to prevent or mitigate the legal error.

While most of our legal malpractice cases involve business transactions, we represent clients in legal malpractice claims involving a wide variety of practice areas.

I say try because this is not always easy in legal malpractice cases.

I serve as an expert in legal malpractice cases and periodically encounter this situation.

Gibson has also handled business disputes, toxic torts cases, legal malpractice cases, construction defect claims and class actions.

One thing to keep in mind when considering a legal malpractice case is that attorneys are generally not responsible for anticipating or predicting changes in the law.

Harry Chamberlain discusses «The Seven Deadly Sins: Why Lawyers Get Stung by Juries in Legal Malpractice Cases,» at the Los Angeles County Bar Association

For experienced representation in a legal malpractice case, contact the Anchorage legal malpractice attorneys at Matthews & Zahare, P.C. in Alaska.

[Expert evidence was required on causation in a legal malpractice case at summary judgment proceeding.]

Mediated a legal malpractice case arising from failed patent litigation involving a patent directed at user manipulation of certain features of a graphic user interface; plaintiff accused the law firm of improperly conducting claim construction and failing to prepare competent expert reports

Legal malpractice cases, other than serving as an expert, can be very tough, so I prefer staying within my niche, or serving only as an expert witness in those types of cases.

Legal malpractice cases are often complex because they require the plaintiff to prove not just one case, but two.

Legal malpractice cases are similar to medical and other professional malpractice cases in that the plaintiff must prove that the lawyer's representation of the client fell «below the standard of care» for lawyers in the community.

Although we do know many experienced attorneys, bear in mind that legal malpractice cases are difficult to win.

We are dedicated almost exclusively to personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and legal malpractice cases in all of Upstate New York, with most of our cases being in Central New York, the Finger Lakes Region and Western New York.

Sole arbitrator for an arbitration of a legal malpractice case arising from failed patent litigation against a major software company

The Anchorage legal malpractice lawyers are professional and knowledgeable in understanding the details, facts, complications, and circumstances that arise in a legal malpractice case.

He quoted from a court decision in a legal malpractice case against Tylo.