100 years + of collective legal malpractice experience
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...
Despite what you’ve seen in movies and on television, the vast majority of legal cases settle before they ever get to the trial stage. This makes having a skilled negotiator in your corner essential. However, what if your settlement negotiations go horribly wrong?...
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....
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....
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...
Widespread media reports are dire about predictions of harm from artificial intelligence (AI) – up to and including an actual, apocalyptic doomsday. Lawyers are sizing up whether and how AI might support or enhance the practice of law. After all, an AI-powered program...
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...
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...
People get divorced every day and most family lawyers provide reasonable advocacy, advice and representation. State law governs dissolution of marriage, so most divorce attorneys develop knowledge and skill specific to their states’ applicable laws. But when a...
Were you the plaintiff or defendant in a civil lawsuit without the outcome you had expected or hoped for? You lost the case, or you had to pay money damages or higher damages than expected. On the other side, maybe you anticipated getting more money or relief than you...