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Watch out for Scam Emails
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New York Court Affirms Dismissal of Case Alleging Settlement Malpractice
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Divorce Malpractice – Failure to Safeguard Assets Theory of Recovery Recognized
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New CLE Program With MyLawcle.com
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Short Video on the Importance of the Engagement Letter
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Having An Expert Witness Is Mandatory
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Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Claim Arising Out of An Appeal Dismissed
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No We Didn’t Agree To Handle That Claim
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The “Invited Error” Doctrine Defeats Legal Malpractice Claim
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Court Dismisses Malpractice Claim Arising Out of Failed Appeal
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Statute of Limitations Defeats Malpractice Claim
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Conclusory Allegations Doom Malpractice Claim
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The Case Within A Case Requirement
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Overview of Legal Malpractice
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Texas Revives A Legal Malpractice Claim Based on A Failure to Seek and Collect Damages
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Failure to Introduce Relevant Evidence Leads to Malpractice Award
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Plaintiff’s Complaint Dismissed For Failure to Allege Case-Within-A-Case
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Six Month Statute of Limitations Bars Claims Against Estate Attorneys
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Lawyer Who Represented LLC Owed No Duty To Its Manager
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Former Superintendent of Schools Cannot Recover For Legal Malpractice
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New York Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claims Against Law Firm
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Anti-Assignment Rule Defeats Malpractice Claim
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Failing to Sue All Tortfeasors States A Claim For Legal Malpractice
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Settlement Regret Is Not Sufficient To Establish Legal Malpractice
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Lose and Lose Again
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What Information Do We Need To Analyze A Potential Claim?
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Law Firm’s Filing of a Lis Pendens Absolutely Privileged
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Does A Fee Petition In a Divorce Case Bar A Later Legal Malpractice Claim?
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North Carolina Court Reinstates Malpractice Action On Appeal
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Ohio Court Affirms Dismissal of Estate Planning Malpractice Case
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Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Some Statute of Limitations Issues
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Risk Management Tips For the New Year
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Law Firm Had A Duty To Notify Probate Court of Client’s Disability
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Appellate Court Revives Legal Malpractice Claim And Discusses Discovery Rule
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Legal Malpractice Claim Revived By Illinois Appellate Court
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Rojo v. Tunick Is An Important Legal Malpractice Decision Because It Distinguishes the Actual Innocence Rule
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My CLE Presentation on Avoiding Malpractice Claims in Litigation
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The Economics of a Legal Malpractice Case
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Actual Innocence Rule Applies – Malpractice Case Dismissed
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No Coverage Where Insured Knew Basis of Claim Before Policy’s Start Date
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Proximate Causation Requirement Defeats Bankruptcy Malpractice Claim
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Court Holds That Client Has Stated Claim for Legal Malpractice Against Bankruptcy Firm
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In Illinois The Statute of Limitations Usually Expires Two Years After An Adverse Judgment
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CLE Presentation On Avoiding Malpractice in Family Law Litigation
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Voluntary Dismissal And Legal Malpractice
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Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms That A Plaintiff Must Have An Expert to Prove Legal Malpractice
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Law Firm Partner Does Not Owe A Fiduciary Duty to Client
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Can a Litigant Who Was Assessed Punitive Damages Make A Claim Against His Lawyer?
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Oregon Supreme Court Reprimands Attorney For Responding to Negative Online Review
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Engagement Letter Defeats Overbilling Claim
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Minnesota’s Expert Requirement Applies To Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
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Appellate Court Agrees That Plaintiff Did Not Prove Damages
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New York Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claim Where Plaintiff Contradicted Prior Testimony
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New York Court Dismisses Case Where Counsel Followed Client’s Aggressive Strategy
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Lawsuit Concerning Provision In Employment Agreement Barred by Two-Year SOL
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The Best Defense Is Often The Statute of Limitations
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Patent Malpractice Claim Doomed Because Client Gave Law Firm Incorrect Information
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Legal Malpractice Claim Against Bankruptcy Counsel Can Proceed
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Court Rejects Collateral Estoppel Defense To Legal Malpractice Action
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Basic Questions You Should Be Able To Answer About Your Case When You Call Us
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A Reminder – You Cannot Establish Legal Malpractice Without An Expert
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Illinois Court Holds That Plaintiff Should Have Sued Within Two Years of Original Settlement
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New York Court Issues Opinion On Conflict Of Interest In Foreclosure Proceeding
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The Standard of Proof In a Legal Malpractice Case
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Kansas Supreme Court Discusses A Lawyer’s Failure to Argue For A Change in the Law
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New York Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claim For Failure to Allege Proximate Causation
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Doctor’s Claim Against Lawyers Who Represented Him Before Dept of Health Is Dismissed
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Court Holds Bankruptcy Malpractice Claim Belongs to Bankruptcy Estate
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Delaware Supreme Court Weighs In on Discovery Rule And Dismisses Case
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Missouri Supreme Court Holds That Public Defenders are Immune From Malpractice Lawsuits
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A Rare Case – Plaintiff Filed Suit Too Soon – Case Dismissed
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Utah Court Holds That Fraudulent Concealment Tolls Statute of Limitations
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New York Court Uses Judgment Call Rule to Dismiss Legal Malpractice Claim
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What Constitutes “Exoneration” Sufficient to Sue Criminal Defense Counsel?
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Lawyer’s Defense That He Made A Judgment Call Is Rejected By Alabama Court
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Successor Counsel Defense Defeats Legal Malpractice Claim
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Case With Clear Negligence But No Proximate Causation
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Some Reasons Why We May Reject A Potential Case
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What to do about that negative review on Google or Yelp
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Plaintiff Convinces Court That No Expert Is Needed To Prove Legal Malpractice
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District Court Analyzes Damages Available In a Malpractice Case
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Actual Innocence Rule Bars Divorce Malpractice Claim
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Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Case Against Criminal Defense Lawyer Affirmed on Appeal
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Louisiana Court of Appeal Rejects Collectability Defense In Legal Malpractice Case
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ARDC Review Board Recommends Three Month Suspension for Falsely Certifying MCLE Compliance
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Law Firm’s Position Vindicated On Appeal – Malpractice Case Dismissed
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Court Dismisses Transactional Legal Malpractice Case Based on Prenuptial Agreement
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Arizona Court Holds That Proximate Causation Defeats Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Claim
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Kentucky Appeals Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to Lawyer
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Union Member Cannot Bring Legal Malpractice Claim Against Union Or Its Lawyer
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In Unpublished Decision Ninth Circuit Reinstates Legal Malpractice Claim
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The Most Important Advice We Can Give A Lawyer
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Another Reminder – You Should Have Legal Malpractice Insurance
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Some Issues To Consider Before You File A Malpractice Claim
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Carefully Drafted Engagement Letter Defeats Legal Malpractice Claim
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Law Professors Warn Against Lowering Bar Passage Score
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District Court Rejects Judicial Error Defense Raised by Defendant
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Idaho Supreme Court Reinstates Claim Against Divorce Lawyer
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The Engagement Letter Defeat’s Legal Malpractice Claim
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Law Firm’s Failure to Locate “Prior Art” Sufficient to Allege Legal Malpractice Claim
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Iowa Court of Appeals Holds That Divorce Malpractice Claim Accrued On Date of Divorce Decree
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Violation of Refiling Rule Leads to Legal Malpractice Liability
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Plaintiff’s Failure to Obtain Expert Testimony Fatal To Malpractice Claim
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Legal Malpractice Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Lawyer in Lien Dispute
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Doctor’s Legal Malpractice Claim Against Attorneys Who Handled License Revocation Dismissed
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Illinois Supreme Court Grants Quasi-Judicial Immunity to Guardian Ad Litem
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You can’t sue the guardian ad litem in your divorce case
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New York Court Upholds Legal Malpractice Claim For Real Estate Transaction
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Divorce Firm Sues For Fees – And Receives Legal Malpractice Counterclaim In Return
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New York Court Holds Fee-Sharing Agreement Is Enforceable Despite Technical Flaws
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Can you sue disciplinary counsel? Connecticut says “No.”
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A Brief Discussion on How the Illinois Statute of Limitations Works
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Even in Florida, You Can’t Sue The Opposing Party’s Lawyer For Legal Malpractice
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The Statute of Limitations Starts To Run At the First Sign of Trouble
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Privity Defense Defeats Insurance Company’s Legal Malpractice Claim
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How Does A Plaintiff Establish An Attorney-Client Relationship With a Lawyer?
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Divorce Malpractice Case Dismissed Where Plaintiff Caused Her Own Damages
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Yes – There Was A Conflict of Interest – But No Legal Malpractice Case
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Ouch – Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates Punitive Damages Award Against Accounting Firm
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Kentucky Adopts Exoneration Rule
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Simple Instructions for Interview with FBI
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How can a prospective client tell if he has a legal malpractice claim?
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Carefully Drafted Engagement Letter Protects Law Firm From Claim That It Allowed SOL to Run
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Illinois Appellate Court Rejects “Legal Fee” Claim Filed by Non-Lawyer
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New York District Court Holds That Plaintiff Adequately Alleged that Lawyer Missed Statute of Limitations on Employment Claims
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Condominium Owner Cannot Sue The Condominium Association’s Lawyer
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Proximate Causation Defeats Divorce Malpractice Claim
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New Jersey Court Shoots Down Legal Malpractice Claim Asserted As A Defense to A Fee Claim
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Kentucky Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Against Executor of Estate
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Lawyers Burned By Fee Shifting Clause They Inserted in Engagement Letter
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Successor Counsel Had An Opportunity To Fix The Lawyer’s Error – So No Legal Malpractice Claim For Client
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Repeat Post – Witness Who Testified Against Lawyer in Disciplinary Hearing Immune From Defamation Claim
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Think Carefully Before Writing a book about a case you prosecuted.
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Attorney Sues Maryland Grievance Commission Because It Closed Investigation into Hillary Clinton
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What do Malpractice Lawyers Mean When They Refer to the “Underlying Case”?
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Divorce Malpractice Claim Dismissed Because Of Recitals in Settlement Agreement
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Court Lacks Personal Jurisdiction Over Lawyers in Racketeering Lawsuit Filed by Asbestos Manufacturer
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Iowa Holds That Legal Malpractice Is Time-Barred
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Attorney’s Fee Petition Creates a Trap for the Unwary As Client forfeits malpractice claim.
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Court Rejects Divorce Malpractice Claim On Judicial Estoppel Grounds
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Indiana Legal Malpractice Case Illustrates Case-Within-A-Case Requirement
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Where Plaintiff Has No Expert, Defendant Is Entitled to Summary Judgment in Case Alleging Conflict
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If you have a plaintiff’s case, don’t wait ten years to serve your lien!
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Failure to include A Provision in a Settlement Agreement Breaches The Duty of Care
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New York Requires That the Conviction Be Vacated Before You Can Sue for Legal Malpractice
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Ten Month Delay Defeats Recusal Motion
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After Losing Their Case In Arbitration, Plaintiffs Sue Their Lawyers
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Legal Malpractice Claim Based On Faulty Tax Advice Dismissed By New York Court
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Divorce Litigant’s Claims Against Court-Appointed Expert Dismissed
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Texas Court Holds That Res Judicata Bars Divorce Malpractice Claim
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Attorney Fails To File An Appeal – But Legal Malpractice Case is Dismissed Anyway
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Attorney’s Collection Lawsuit Does Not Bar Later Malpractice Claim
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Minnesota Court of Appeals Recognizes that An Executor Of An Estate Has Standing to Sue for Legal Malpractice
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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals Has Enforced an Arbitration Clause in an Engagement Letter
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Proximate Causation Defeats Another Legal Malpractice Case
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If a lawyer supports a judge’s campaign, must the judge recuse himself from that lawyer’s cases?
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ARDC Charges Lawyer With Wrongfully Accessing Opponent’s Email Account
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Complaint for Patent Malpractice States A Claim
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Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Case Where Plaintiff Settled Underlying Case
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11th Circuit Affirms Sanctions Award Against Lawyer Who Allegedly Surreptitiously Photographed documents belonging to the opposing party.
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Washington Court Holds That Entry of Stipulated Protective Order Is Not Malpractice
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Plaintiff Cannot Sue the Other Side’s Medical Expert
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Court Holds Real Estate Malpractice Claim Is Time-Barred
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Court Holds That Client Cannot relitigate Attorney’s Withdrawal in Malpractice case
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What Happens if you settle the underlying case?
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If your case goes to trial, make sure to get a court reporter
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West Virginia Suspends Lawyer for 30 days for Failing to File Habeas Corpus Petition on Time.
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Condominium Unit Owner Lacks Standing to Sue the Lawyer for the Condominium Association
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ARDC Files Complaint Against Lawyer Who Failed to Prevent Conversion by His Law Partner
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Appellate Court Holds that Expert Not Needed Where Legal Malpractice Was Obvious
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Maryland Court Disallows Long-Delayed Legal Bill
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Plaintiff Lacks Standing Because Legal Malpractice Case Was An Asset of the Bankruptcy Estate
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When Should You Make A Memo to the File?
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Ohio Holds That Beneficiaries Do Not Have Standing to Sue the Lawyer Who Drafted the Estate Planning Documents
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You can’t sue the mediator for legal malpractice
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New York Court Reinstates Legal Malpractice Action Where Lawyers Missed Statute of Limitations As to One of the Defendants
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Nebraska Upholds Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Complaint And Holds that Pro Se Complaint Was A Nullity
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District Court Enforces Fee On Termination Arbitration Clause
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Michigan Bars A Divorce Litigant Who Settled From Later Suing For Legal Malpractice
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New Jersey Court Reverses Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Case That Arose out of Medical Malpractice Case
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Collateral Estoppel Is Usually Not A Defense to A Legal Malpractice Action
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In Estate Planning Malpractice Case Plaintiff Seeks Summary Judgment – But Does Not Prevail
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Legal Malpractice Claim Defeated By Text of Contract Signed By Plaintiffs
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Divorce Malpractice Claim Fails Due to the Lack of Expert Testimony
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Lawyer Is Sued For Holding The File
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ARDC Reprimands Lawyer who Issued Power of Attorney to Elderly Client’s “Friend.”
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Coverage Lawsuit Is Untimely – And Court Notes The Duty to Read Your Own Insurance Policy
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District Court Holds that Confessing a Judgment Does Not Create An Attorney-Client Relationship
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A Story That Happens Much Too Often – Lawyer Fails to Disclose A Claim And Loses His Insurance
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Lawyers Defeat Divorce Malpractice Claim Because Wife Agreed to Settle Without Taking Discovery
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ARDC Files Complaint Against Lawyer Who Allegedly Failed to Disclose the Death of his Client.
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West Virginia Supreme Court Suspends A Judicial Candidate For False Statements In Campaign Materials
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Archive of Older Blog Posts
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Illinois Supreme Court adopts ‘proactive management-based regulation’ | Illinois Lawyer Now
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Another Court Has Abandoned The Actual Innocence Rule
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Lawyer suspended from federal court for lewd, misogynistic comments – Chicago Tribune
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Mediator Obtains Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action
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Legal Malpractice Case Dismissed Because Expert Does Not Explain How Negligence Caused Injury to Client
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Poor Case Preparation Dooms Legal Malpractice Case
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Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed Because Plaintiff does not adequately allege proximate causation
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Plaintiff Alleges That Her Divorce Lawyer Committed Legal Malpractice By Failing to Complete the Settlement Documentation
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5th Circuit Affirms Discovery Sanction Against Lawyers
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ARDC brings an Unauthorized Practice Case against lawyer who failed to register since 1995!
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Lawyer Who Deposited Fraudulent Check
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Plaintiff
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ARDC Hearing Board Recommends Censure for Attorney For Signing Will As Witness Where He Did Not Witness Signatures
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Can You Sue For Legal Malpractice If You Settled Your Case? Pennsylvania Says “No.”
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Ohio Court Rules In Favor Of Client Against Lawyer Who Converted Funds
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Fifth Circuit Holds That Legal Malpractice Insurance Does Not Cover Restitution and Unjust Enrichment Claims
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Statute of Limitations Bars Claim Against Employment Law Firm
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Attorney’s Communications With Firm’s House General Counsel Are Privileged
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ARDC Brings A Negligence Case – And Loses
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ARDC Files Complaint Against Law Clerk Who Wore Judicial Robe In Courtroom
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Plaintiff Cannot Sue For Legal Malpractice Because His Claim Was Viable When He Fired the Lawyer
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Avvo’s Online Directory Is Protected by the First Amendment
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The Statute of Repose Defeats Claim of Terra Museum
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Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Legal Malpractice Claim Cannot Be Assigned
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Washington Holds That Actual Innocence Is Required Before A Criminal Defendant Can Sue His Attorney for Malpractice
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Judge Zagel Dismisses Acrimonious Fair Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Filed By A Lawyer
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A Guest Post – Suing A Divorce Attorney for Malpractice
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Professor Alschuler Takes A Shot at Judge Easterbrook
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Iowa Holds Actual Innocence Is Not Required To Sue For Legal Malpractice
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Lawyer’s Outside Business Interest Dooms Coverage Claim
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Indiana Bar
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Alabama Court Holds Law Firm Liable Where Associate Concealed Facts From Client
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Mayer Brown Escapes Liability For Drafting Error in UCC Statement
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Tennessee Court Upholds Legal Malpractice Claim Based on Prenuptial Agreement
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules Claim Against Corporate Lawyers Is Time-Barred
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Statute of Repose Dooms Long-Running Legal Malpractice Claim
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Virginia Court Holds That An Intended Third Party Beneficiary May Sue Estate Planner For Legal Malpractice
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Law Firm Gives Incorrect Advice On Appeal Deadline But Still Defeats Malpractice Claim
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Withdrawal From A Lawsuit Does Not Bar A Legal Malpractice Claim
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Must A Lawyer Explain The Terms of A Marital Settlement Agreement To His Client?
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New York Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action
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Nebraska Court of Appeals Reinstates Legal Malpractice Case Against Personal Injury Firm
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Failure to Report A Claim To Insurer Causes Lawyer to Lose Coverage
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An Old But Important Statute of Limitations Case
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Plaintiff Fails To Disclose Expert On Time And Loses Entire Case
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Proximate Causation Defeats Conflict of Interest Legal Malpractice Claim
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Utah Court Of Appeals Holds That An Expert Witness Is Required to Prove Legal Malpractice In A Divorce Case
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8th Circuit Allows Lawyers To Withdraw From Case
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A Legal Malpractice Plaintiff Must Prove Damages
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New York Court Upholds Legal Malpractice Claim Where Lawyers Allegedly Spoke to the Wall Street Journal In Violation of Their Client’s Contract
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Kentucky Supreme Court Approves Limited Representation Agreements
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Minnesota Supreme Court Holds That A Complaint Signed By A Lawyer From Another State Is Not Void
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New York Court Rejects Divorce Malpractice Claim Where Plaintiff Settled The Underlying Case
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“You Did Not Get Me Enough Money!” Says Plaintiff, But Court Rejects Malpractice Claim
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Don’t Throw Away Those Timesheets!
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Lawyers Recover Legal Fees Under A Common Fund Theory
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District Court Affirms Legal Malpractice Judgment Against Debtor’s Bankruptcy Lawyers
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ISBA Mutual Has No Duty To Defend Attorney In Legal Fee Dispute With Former Clients
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District Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Relating to Indian Casino
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Seventh Circuit Rejects An Effort To Rewrite A Contingent Fee Contract
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Appellate Court Rules Legal Malpractice Claim Is Untimely
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Colorado Supreme Court Holds That A Trustee Cannot Proceed Pro Se On Behalf of A Trust
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D.C. Circuit Enforces Legal Fee Agreement Requiring Client to Pay Lawyer’s Legal Fees
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California Court Rules That Anti-SLAPP Statute Does Not Apply to Legal Malpractice.
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Illinois Courts Reaffirm Rule That A Child’s Representative Is Immune From Legal Malpractice Suit
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Jenner & Block Prevails In Fee Dispute And Enforces Arbitration Clause
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North Dakota Supreme Court Takes A Stand Against Unreasonable Legal Fees
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Proving the Case-Within-A-Case
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There is No Legal Malpractice Where The Underlying Case Could Not Have Been Won
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Is It Time To Abolish the Actual Innocence Rule?
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BAY GROUP HEALTH CARE, LLC v. GINSBERG JACOBS, LLC by MARY M. ROWLAND, Magistrate Judge | Leagle.com
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District Court Rejects Rooker-Feldman Defense to Legal Malpractice Claim
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Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Against Lawyer who Defended Another Lawyer for 17 years
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Statute of Limitations Bars Claims Against Lawyers
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Court Rejects Law Firm’s Argument Legal Malpractice Claim Was Barred By A Release
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Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Possessory Lien Over Documents In the Cloud
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Clinton – Leveraging Social Media Presentation
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June 16 – Law Bulletin Publishing Seminar “Ethics 2015”
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Seventh Circuit Shows Mercy To Lawyer Who Struggled With CM/ECF Filing
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You Need A Lawyer – Well, Maybe Not
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Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Does Not Equal Legal Malpractice
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Unhappy Litigant Cannot Sue The Opposing Party’s Lawyer
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Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Litigation Malpractice Case
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ARDC Hearing Board Dismisses Charges Against Lawyer
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Insured’s Prior Knowledge Of An Error Causes Coverage To Be Denied
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Legal Malpractice Claim Against Real Estate Lawyer Barred by Statute of Limitations
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Estate Planning Claim Against Lawyer
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3rd Circuit Rules Lawyer Violated Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Three Sets of Lawyers Sued For One Bad Verdict
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Buyer’s Remorse Does Not State A Claim For Legal Malpractice
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Lawyers Are Sued For Legal Malpractice For Hiring The Wrong Expert
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The Magistrate Who Wore Two Hats Is Reprimanded
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds ISBA Mutual’s Decision to Cancel Legal Malpractice Policy
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Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Lawyers Cannot Assert Equitable Liens on Marital Assets
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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Circuit Court To Resolve Referral Fee Dispute
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Court allows a lawyer who was not licensed to sue for legal fees
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2nd Circ. Holds JPMorgan To Faulty Mayer Brown Loan Deal – Law360
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Former Hinshaw Attorney Loses Coverage Lawsuit For Alleged Ponzi Scheme
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Goldfine v. Barack Ferrazzano – Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Legal Malpractice Verdict For Securities Law Error
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Appellate Court Rejects Collateral Estoppel Defense To Legal Malpractice Claim
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Attorneys Lose Lien Dispute When They Fail to Serve the Lien On The Opposing Party
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This ABA Ethics Opinion Makes Me Sad About the State of the Legal Profession
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Former Navy Seal Sues His Lawyers For Legal Malpractice
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Indiana Court Holds That County Commissioners Can Sue Their Attorney For Legal Malpractice
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Chicago Law Firm Loses Jurisdictional Battle
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No one ever told me I had to research the law!
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A Word of Advice – Don’t Let Nonlawyers Use Your Electronic Filing Password
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ARDC Charges Lawyer Stole From Trusts For His Own Kids
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Illinois Court Rejects Claim That Husband’s Legal Malpractice Claim Was Marital Property
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Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee on Family Law
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Pennsylvania Court Rejects The “You Should Have Gotten Me A Better Deal” Claim
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An Old Story Told Well – No Expert = No Malpractice Claim
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Do Not Throw Your Client Under the Bus!
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Lawyer is Held Liable For Failing To Put Opposing Counsel’s Name on Settlement Check
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Texas Attorney Held Liable For Co-Counsel’s Theft of Settlement Funds
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Connecticut Supreme Court Holds That Lawsuit Against Lawyer Falls Under Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitation
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Bankruptcy Court Denies Lawyer’s Request To Discharge Legal Malpractice Verdict
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A Troubling ARDC Prosecution – When Is Fee-Splitting Prohibited?
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ARDC Claims Lawyers Engaged In Unauthorized Practice of Law in New Mexico, Georgia and North Carolina
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A Recurring Theme – People Wait Far Too Long To Address Problems With Lawyers
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Legal Malpractice Case Against Mayer Brown Dismissed For Failure to Allege Causation
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Legal Malpractice Case Dismissed For Lack of Privity
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North Carolina Charges Prosecutor With Concealing DNA Evidence
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Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice is Not Tolled By An Appeal
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ARDC Brings Case Against Prosecutor for Failing to Disclose That Witness Changed His Story
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ARDC Prosecutes Former State’s Attorney
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When to Sue When A Lawyer’s Advice Causes Litigation
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Can A Corporate Lawyer Represent Those Who Grow Medical Marijuana?
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IRS Imposes Penalty For A Late Estate Tax Return – The Estate Blames Its Lawyers
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An Easy Way To Get Disciplined – Tell Someone to Falsely Notarize A Signature
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Oregon Supreme Court Recognizes That A Law Firm’s Communications To In-House Counsel Are Privileged
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Lawyer Converts Client Funds – But He Claims To Have Had A Good Reason For His Actions
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The Lawyer’s Duty of Candor To The Client – Should It Be Incorporated Into the Model Rules of Professional Conduct?
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ARDC Charges Lawyer With Failure To Supervise Partner
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Illinois Appellate Court Sanctions Lawyers For Failing To Disclose Contrary Authority
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Vermont Supreme Court Disciplines A Judge For Failing To Rule Promptly In Guardianship Proceeding
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New York Suspends A Lawyer Who Agreed to Help A Client Sue HIs Employer for Legal Malpractice
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Catalanello v. Kramer – Court Recognizes Privilege for Fair Reporting
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Insurer’s Legal Malpractice Action Against Defense Counsel Dismissed
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Much Ado About Nothing – Negligence But No Damages
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ARDC Hearing Board Recommends 60 Day Suspension for Resume Falsehoods
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Statute of Limitations Bars Estate Planning Malpractice Claim
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Corporate Investigations – Every Employee Needs To Consider This Issue
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ARDC Review Board Recommends Six Month Suspension for Criticizing Judges
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Lawyer’s Failure to Correct Client’s False Statement In Probate Matter Merits Discipline
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Lawyer Loses Referral Fee Claim Because He Failed To Comply With Rule 1.5(e)
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Elder Law Fiasco Does Not State A Claim For Legal Malpractice
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Divorce Malpractice – Failure to Request Maintenance
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EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY v. RISEBOROUGH, Ill: Supreme Court 2014 – Google Scholar
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claim Against Legal Malpractice Lawyer
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Former Top Leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf Are Indicted – NYTimes.com
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Kentucky Reprimands Attorney Who Negotiated For Withdrawal of Ethics Complaint
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Arbitration Clause Applies to Legal Malpractice Complaint
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Judgment Creditor Cannot Force Judgment Debtor To Assign Legal Malpractice Claim
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Lawyers Feud Over Referral Fees Reaches Appellate Court
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New York Court Correctly Holds That Lawyer’s Death Does Not Bar Legal Malpractice Claim
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New York Court Holds Statements In Letter Terminating Lawyer Cannot Support Defamation Claim
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Lawyer Agrees to A Reprimand for Responding to Avvo Review.
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Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates Legal Malpractice Case And Rejects Attorney Judgmental Immunity Argument
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ARDC Hearing Board Recommends Six Month Suspension For Lawyer Who Borrowed $50,000 from Elderly Client
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Attorney Escapes Liability For Pension Error Due to Statute of Limitations
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Iowa Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer For Failing to Recognize Nigerian Scam
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ARDC Review Board Recommends A Three Year Suspension For Lawyer Who Attacked the Integrity of Judges
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District Court Dismisses Insurance Company’s Legal Malpractice Case Against Defense Counsel
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Illinois Supreme Court Dismisses Charges Against Lawyer Who Acted As Executor of Estate
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Attorney Lien Claim And Suggests That Lawyer Should Be Sanctioned
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Appellate Court Holds That Lawyer Waited Too Long To Sue Accountant For Negligence
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District Court Rejects Motion To Disqualify Lawyer For Plaintiff Class
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Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Claim That Lawyer Violated Rule 8.2(a) In A Motion For Change of Judge
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Indiana Supreme Court Disbars Lawyer For Revealing Confidential Information In A Book
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Illinois Follows The Actual Innocence Rule for Legal Malpractice Cases
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Attorney Lien Invalidated Because Lawyers Failed to Serve The Opposing Party
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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Qui Tam Action Because Attorney Violated Rule 1.9
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Texas Court Holds Plaintiff Needs Expert To Prove Underlying Claim
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Law Firm’s Effort To Sanction Former Client Falls Flat
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District Court Rejects Legal Malpractice Claim Based Upon a Letter of Credit
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California Court Holds Guardian Ad Litem Immune From Malpractice Suit
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Court Denies Summary Judgment Motions in Immigration Malpractice Case
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Illinois Court Holds That The Two-Year SOL Applies to Aiding and Abetting Claim
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Response to Avvo Review Revealed Confidential Information
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Illinois Court Affirms Arbitration Award That Legal Fees Were Excessive
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Does My Lawyer Have Malpractice Insurance?
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Tax Shelter Malpractice Case Held Barred by Statute of Limitations
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A Reprint of An Article In the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
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Iowa Supreme Court Holds That Emotional Distress Damages Can Be Recovered In Legal Malpractice Case
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Is the Legal Malpractice Plaintiff Required to Exhaust All Appeals Before Suing?
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Minnesota Disciplines Lawyer Who Posted False Negative Review Of Another Lawyer
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New York Disciplines Lawyer Who Created False Dating Profile