Mitzel v. Vogel Law Firm Ltd., 11 N.W.3d 717 (2024) Can you go after your attorney for his division of your property in a Divorce? Maybe, if it is actually
Gopstein v. Bellison Law, LLC., 227 A.D.3d. 465 (2024) Can a client sue his former attorney for a claim of legal malpractice based on his attorney’s recommendation to settle a
Shree Atulya Realty, LLC. v. Santos, Not Reported in Atl. Rptr., 2024 WL 607736 (N.J. Sup. Ct., 2024). Does a plaintiff need to rely on an expert witness report in
In 2021, Alaska became the latest of several states to determine that the involuntary assignment of legal malpractice claims violates state public policy enough for the court to outlaw this
Legal malpractice suits are complicated endeavors that require a two-level analysis. First, there is the issue of whether or not the defendant-lawyer engaged in misconduct arising to malpractice. If so,
Brickley v. Reed, 2023 WL 2376127; Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin, September 2023 What claims are “legal malpractice” claims? James Allen Brickley was unhappy with the representation that Attorney
Roe v. Connolly, Hillyer & Ong, 236 N.E.3d 331 (2024) Court of Appeals of Ohio, 5th District What happens when an attorney gives a client advice about the legality of
McCarthy v. Abraham, 232 N.E.3d 1272 (2023) Kathleen and Bretty McCarthy came to Columbus, Ohio area attorney Daniel Abraham, for legal advice in 2019 on possible medical malpractice claims against
Navigating the complexities of legal malpractice can be daunting, but understanding the fundamental elements can provide clarity and direction. If you suspect that your attorney’s actions—or lack thereof—have negatively impacted
The legalese surrounding a lawyer’s obligations to his client is complicated, but, spoken plainly, it is not so convoluted. Comment 1 to Rule 1.2 of the Illinois Rules of Professional