A close relationship with an attorney can help clients get better case results. Lawyers who fail to communicate may not understand their clients' wishes and clients may not receive crucial case information. This communication failure can also result in missed...
Month: September 2018
Can you file a legal malpractice claim for mental incapacity?
Attorneys have a duty to ultimately represent their client’s best interests. However, this can prove difficult when the client has some form of mental disorder such as dementia or bipolar disease. Even when the client cannot make logical decisions from their...
Preventing accounting malpractice from destroying your company
In an effort to protect your organization's financial structure and build a trustworthy relationship with clients, you have hired the best accountants and financial representatives to handle the money that goes into and comes out of your business. As such, you rely on...
What is commingling and how is it related to legal malpractice?
When someone hires an attorney to manage their funds, they trust that attorney to keep their money safe in a separate account. Unfortunately, some attorneys ignore best practices and decide to "comingle" their personal finances with that of their clients. People who...
Law license suspension ordered in legal malpractice case
It may be next to impossible for an attorney to provide a client with adequate representation if he or she does not have all of the information a client has regarding a case. A client's initial hesitancy to being so forthcoming is understandable; after all,...
What Is Privity And Why Is It Important In Legal Malpractice?
The concept of privity is an essential part of an attorney-client relationship and is a term that is part of legal ethics, and regulations. Privity, a word derived from Old French and Latin, is a legal concept that stands for fidelity in a legally formed status, such...
Detailing your attorney’s duty to communicate with you
Having not gone to law school yourself, you cannot be expected to have a strong knowledge of local statutes or the rules and regulations governing legal procedures. That is why you typically leave such matters to your attorney. Yet while you may expect your lawyer to...
Attorney Negligence: What It Is And Why It Can Lead To Malpractice
If you are disappointed with the outcome of your legal case, you may or may not have grounds for suing your attorney for legal malpractice. To qualify as malpractice, the attorney's action or inaction must: Cause harm to or the loss of your case The resulting damage...
The statute of limitations on a legal malpractice claim
Going to court is a lengthy process. Between court appearances, hearings and discovery, it may take between months and years to finally close a case. When the case finally ends, clients may sigh in relief that it's finally over. However, time may reveal problems with...
Detailing when an attorney can withdraw from your case
The moment you retain legal representation for any matter in Florida, you assume you are getting an advocate that is going to be with you until the conclusion of your case. Yet circumstances may arise that cause your attorney to feel the need to withdraw his or her...