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 […]
Category Archives: Legal Malpractice
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 […]
Having malpractice insurance is important to reduce the chance that a legal malpractice claim will result in severe financial hardship to you or your firm. It will also save you time in defending such claims. Rule 1.4(c) of the PA Rules of Professional Conduct require a lawyer to inform a new client in writing if […]
Clients come to me all the time with questions regarding pursuing an attorney for malpractice if you have already settled. We often have clients contact us who have settled their underlying matter and then, through some circumstances that have changed, they now are no longer happy with that settlement. That creates a unique problem particularly […]
Handling Insolvent Estates can Lead to Liability If you represent administrators and executors in settling decedent’s estates, you will at some time encounter an insolvent estate. Insolvent estates are simply those in which the assets are insufficient to pay all proper charges and claims in full. When handled properly, insolvent estates can be just as […]
Media Legal Malpractice Attorney Discusses Appealing a Loss As an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney I am often asked how one can appeal a loss in court. All litigants in all negligence claims, be it a car accident or legal malpractice are required by the law to mitigate their damages. What does that mean? It […]
As an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney I am often asked about the costs of malpractice cases. Along with all litigation, there are standard litigation costs and fees. Those run from simple mailing expenses to filing fees to charges for depositions and investigators. The largest expense incurred during a legal malpractice claim is the expense […]
Billing disputes with clients often lead to malpractice claims. Rule 1.5 of the Rules of Professional Conduct requires that when an attorney has not regularly represented the client, the basis of the fee shall be communicated in writing before or within a reasonable time after commencing representation. Rule 1.5 also requires that all contingent fee […]