Legal Malpractice

Attorneys have a duty to represent their clients in cases. This doesn't mean that the lawyer is the one who makes all the decisions about what needs to happen. Instead, they must consult the client to find out what the client needs and wants. Failing to find this out...

Inadequate legal work can be a big problem when you're trying to make a legal claim or fight for compensation. You do your best to give all of the right information to your attorney, but it's their job to make it possible for you to state your case in a clear...

Some lawyers are extremely busy, but that doesn't mean that their clients should suffer. Instead, it is up to the attorney to ensure that they're leaving ample time to handle each case they accept to represent. Unfortunately, some lawyers are so tightly scheduled that...

When you went to your new attorney, you thought the first meeting went well. They guaranteed you that your case would be successful based on everything that they saw.You went through the entire process and finally went to trial. There, you thought you had the case won...

Legal malpractice in Florida is a serious matter. If you had an attorney who behaved negligently with your case, you have two years from the incident to take action. The clock starts when you know (or should have known) that there is an issue, so it might not be on...

You were very unhappy to find out that your attorney decided to drop your case. It wasn't a problem that they didn't want to work with you, exactly. It was more of an issue that they didn't tell you that they didn't want to work with you. On top of that, you'd signed...

Family law cases comprise around one-fourth to one-third of all cases that go before state courts. It doesn't really come as a surprise that this area of law is commonly found in the top three areas for the number of formal malpractice accusations that are made. There...

Making mistakes during a trial is something you don't want to see happen. Mistakes could ruin your case and mean that you end up with a conviction or sentence that you do not want.Attorneys sometimes make mistakes that don't have a significant outcome on the trial,...

People who hire an attorney likely have an idea of what they want the outcome of their case to be. They must understand that the attorney usually can't guarantee what's going to happen, so there is always some room for an alternate resolution to become necessary. When...

You were excited to take your case to court. Your attorney had assured you that you'd be offered a higher settlement if you did. Even if you didn't get a higher offer, the likelihood of winning your case was very high.Then, your attorney just didn't show up. They...