Florida Breach of Fiduciary Duty Attorneys
In the world of legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty occurs when a lawyer puts someone else’s interests above a client's interests in a legal matter, or when he or she seems more interested in recruiting clients than serving the ones they have.
Many times a lawyer will commit legal malpractice by missing a statute of limitations, not properly investigating the claim, suing the wrong party, or making other mistakes that cannot be corrected in the litigation at hand. The lawyer may then realize the mistake, but fail to inform the client. Instead, the lawyer may try to convince the client to settle his or her claim for a minimal amount without disclosing the error. To cover up his or her mistake, the lawyer then switches sides in the case to disprove their client had a case in the first place.
The client may become discouraged to the point that he or she accepts a minimal settlement or drops the case entirely. The client could also receive an adverse verdict in the underlying case, while the lawyer has only excuses for his or her failures.
If this has happened to you, we want justice for you at St. Denis & Davey in North Florida serving clients in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Panama City, and Pensacola, and in South Florida serving cities including West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Fort Myers, and Naples. We hold lawyers accountable. Let us hear the details of your potential case of legal malpractice during your initial consultation.
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Holding Lawyers Accountable
A lawyer may breach his or her fiduciary duty to a client when he or she does one or more of the following:
- Sets aside cases that appear to be minor
- Asks clients to accept a minimal settlement when the facts indicate the client may have a bigger claim
- Fails to offer appropriate advice
- Misses a filing deadline
- Files an improper document
- Ignores a conflict of interest
Breach of fiduciary duty can also occur during the formation of business agreements, a process in which some lawyers will actually attempt to represent the interests of another side that may be more lucrative for them. This can sometimes go hand-in-hand with a conflict of interest, meaning that someone else has a relationship with that lawyer that causes the lawyer to place another's interests ahead of the client's interests.
Contact Us Immediately
If your Florida lawyer has failed you by breaching his or her fiduciary duty, we want to hear about it at St. Denis & Davey. Email us or Call us right away so we can hear the specifics of your potential legal malpractice case. At our law firm, we hold lawyers accountable. Contact us today.
