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Month: January 2021

Transactional malpractice: When is a lawyer liable for a bad deal?

by Donald St. Denis | Jan 12, 2021 | Legal Malpractice, Transactional Malpractice

Lawyers represent clients in many situations. Not only do they advocate for them in the courtroom, but also in negotiations about business, real estate and financial transactions. Not all deals turn out as expected – and sometimes transactions fall through – but when...

More on a lawyer’s reasonable duty of care to clients

by Donald St. Denis | Jan 2, 2021 | Duty of Care, Legal Malpractice

We recently wrote about why an attorney’s duty of care to a client is limited by the scope of the agreed-to representation. As we explained, when a lawyer and client enter into an agreement that the attorney will represent the client for a particular purpose, legal...