If your property is damaged as a result of another person’s conduct, and that person did not act with reasonable care under the circumstances, you may have a valid legal claim based on that person’s negligence. Reasonable care is defined as the degree of caution and concern an ordinarily prudent and rational person would use […]
Monthly Archives: January 2017
To succeed on a claim of malpractice against his or her current or former attorney, a plaintiff must demonstrate that he or she would have prevailed in the case in which the alleged negligent representation was committed. This is known as the “case within the case” or may be referred to as the “underlying matter.” […]
As a Media Slip and Fall Lawyer, I am frequently contacted by clients who were injured on someone else’s property. These premises liability claims are also referred to as slip and fall claims and clients often ask us about the difference between claims made against a private landowner on whose property you are a guest, […]
As a Media Personal Injury Lawyer, I sometimes get calls from potential clients who were injured by a child – someone under the age of 18 – and they want to know if they can recover from the child, or alternatively, from the child’s parents. The first question that must be asked is, “What type of tort […]
Whenever clients call me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney, they want to know what expenses they can expect to incur in the course of a legal malpractice action. By far the biggest of these is the cost of an expert witness. It is essential to discuss this with a client. Proving your malpractice case requires […]
If you are injured at someone else’s house or on their property, it is likely that the property owner’s homeowners insurance will cover your claim. Almost every homeowner with a mortgage has homeowners insurance as coverage is often mandated by the lender. If a homeowner owns a property free and clear, however, it is possible […]
As an experienced Media Property Law Attorney, I am often asked about trimming branches on trees from a neighbor. If a tree is growing on your property and some of its branches overhang onto your neighbor’s property, your neighbor actually has the right to trim those branches up to the property line. However, in trimming […]
Almost daily, clients contact me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer, alleging all different types of malpractice theories against their attorneys. These claims run the gamut, but the most common scenario we encounter occurs when the facts of the case flush out the fact that the attorney is practicing in an area outside the scope of […]
Clients often contact me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney about their attorney’s actions. Maybe the attorney made an error or, worse, some clients allege that their attorney intentionally took some wrongful action. For several reasons, it’s important to distinguish between those two situations. Intentional wrongful acts generally reflect an attorney’s ethical standards and could result […]
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