Attorneys often have established relationships with medical professionals to whom they refer their personal injury clients. While these collaborations can be beneficial for a client's recovery and case outcome, they can also create potential conflicts of interest if...
Conflict of Interest
3 legal malpractice scenarios in class action cases
Class action lawsuits involve representing a large group of people in a single case, typically against a corporation or other large entity. These cases can be enormously complex, requiring attorneys to manage numerous clients, claims and deadlines. While most...
Conflicts of interest in multi-vehicle accident cases
When you find yourself involved in a multi-vehicle accident, selecting an attorney who will represent your interests exclusively is paramount. This is a cornerstone of the attorney-client relationship, characterized by undivided loyalty and rigorous advocacy. In the...
Did your lawyer fail to adequately check for conflicts of interest?
When you hire an attorney, you are entitled to their uncompromised loyalty and fierce advocacy. Your legal counsel has a fiduciary duty to you – which roughly means you should be able to trust that they would have your back in any situation even if no one were looking...
Band alleges law firm had conflicts of interest and was self-dealing
Entertainment attorneys have unique relationships with clients who are singers, bands, instrumentalists or other kinds of musicians. In addition to contract work or litigation, musicians’ lawyers also may have other roles like those of negotiator, agent or promoter....
High frequency of legal malpractice claims from conflicts of interest
Attorney negligence for serving clients with whom they may have conflicts of interest is the most common type of legal malpractice claim in the U.S., reports a prominent insurance broker in its 10th annual survey of 10 lawyer malpractice insurers. Professional duties...
Florida legal malpractice case ends in mistrial
Jurors in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom were unable to come to unanimous agreement on a legal malpractice count in a July 2022 trial involving conflict of interest in estate planning. In light of our recent discussions about the potential for malpractice in the context...
Legal malpractice potential in the attorney-musician relationship
Sound legal advice, skilled negotiation, vigorous advocacy, uncompromised loyalty and airtight contracts are all key to meeting the complex legal needs of a professional singer or musician. When an entertainment lawyer fails to fulfil their duty of care to a...
National trends in attorney malpractice claims
Corporate and securities law. Business transactions. Trusts and estates. These areas of legal practice have been the top-three subjects of malpractice claims filed with professional negligence insurers for the past three years. Insurance defense. Taxation....
City attorney had conflict in helping private party sue city council member
A lawyer’s conflict of interest with their client is a common basis for legal malpractice. A key professional component of the attorney-client relationship is the lawyer’s duty of loyalty to the client, including protecting and advocating robustly for client...