People in many professions are working with artificial intelligence (AI) to see how it can enhance their work. But equally important is careful analysis of ways in which AI may harm the integrity of work product, even when the enhancements seem significant. We...
Duty of Care
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...
Expert opinion on an attorney’s duty of care to a former client
When an attorney fails to adhere to their duty of care to their client and the lack of proper care in the delivery of legal services negligently harms the client, counsel has committed legal malpractice. The client may file a lawsuit for malpractice against their...
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....
Legal malpractice: What is a lawyer’s duty of care anyway?
The basic elements of legal malpractice are three: There is an attorney-client relationship. The lawyer breached their duty of care to the client. The breach harmed the client. Today we focus on the duty of care. It can be a hard concept to define and depends on the...
Was your lawyer negligent in handling your lawsuit?
Proving that legal malpractice occurred because of an attorney’s negligent work on a lawsuit can be tricky. Anyone with questions should seek advice from seasoned legal malpractice counsel. If the previous lawyer was negligent in conducting litigation, causing...
Contract clause detrimental to client may be legal malpractice
A major part of many law practices is the drafting of contracts to accomplish a wide range of client goals. First, an attorney should gain a deep understanding of what the client wishes to accomplish through contract and consider how to do so. Then, the lawyer...
Protecting client interests includes meeting legal deadlines
Few legal matters are without deadlines. Both in and out of court, an attorney’s duty of care to their clients includes completing filing, notice, service and other legal acts on time in accord with required legal deadlines. The most obvious example is missing the...
The building blocks of a legal malpractice claim
Today we go back to the basics that define legal malpractice. When an attorney fails to adhere to a reasonable duty of care in the legal matter they took on for a client and the client suffers harm as a result, the client has a claim for attorney malpractice that can...
Did your lawyer make a mistake in your real estate matter?
When a party purchases real estate, they usually have an intended use for the parcel. It is common to retain an attorney to facilitate the transaction. The clients reasonably expect that the lawyer will do what needs to be done to transfer ownership of the real estate...