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 […]
Category Archives: Legal Malpractice
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 […]
As an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer, I get questions all time from clients about how former lawyers will not give them back their client file. Oftentimes we’re contacted by clients who want us to look into a potential malpractice case but they don’t have access to his or her original client file. That creates […]
As an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients regarding suing an attorney for malpractice without a signed agreement. In most jurisdictions including Pennsylvania you can pursue an attorney for malpractice under either a negligence tort theory or a contract theory. The question of whether you had a signed […]
Conflicts of interest may create a breach of an attorney’s fiduciary duty of loyalty to his or her client. If, despite the presence of a conflict, the attorney reasonably believes that he or she will be able to provide competent and diligent representation to the affected client, then he or she may proceed after acquiring […]
Join Paul Fellman of the Gibson & Perkins, PC litigation group for a look at ‘Avoiding Legal Malpractice.’ They’ll be live in Media, PA on Wednesday, September 28, as the Delaware County Bar Association hosts a 1-hour CLE program on the topic. Registration is available here. On Thursday, October 13, an expanded, 2-hour version of […]
As a skilled Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer I get questions all the time from clients about an attorney committing legal malpractice while your case is still pending. We often have clients contact us that have cases that are still pending in litigation but they think their attorney may have screwed up or done something to hurt […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Is threatening sanctions as a means to intimidate a plaintiff whose case has merit an ethical violation? Answer: As an experienced Delaware County Legal Malpractice Attorney, I often speak to clients in regards to this matter. The answer depends on the facts […]
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