When clients ask me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer, what types of damages they can expect to recover in a malpractice action. Clients often think of pain and suffering – which one can generally get in personal injury actions based on physical injury; however, those types of damages are not recoverable in legal […]
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Years of practicing in the area of professional malpractice have taught me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer, that clients don’t always have a written fee agreement with their attorneys, and that brings to mind an important question. Is a written attorney-client fee agreement necessary to establish an attorney-client relationship? The answer to that question is […]
February 28th During this two hour CLE and CPE course, attorney Edward L. Perkins will provide an in-depth look at special needs trusts. What is a Special Needs Trust? Reasons for Implementing a Special Needs Trust Choosing the Right Wording Timing the Creation of the Trust Potential Pitfalls: Repayment Requirements and More Click Here to […]
Clients often come to me as an experienced Media Real Estate Attorney, and ask advice on flipping a house with a group of people or investors. If you’re thinking about investing in a home with a group of people, repairing it, and then flipping it, it’s important to consider a few things before committing to […]
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 […]
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 […]