Holding Attorneys Responsible for Legal Malpractice
Did your attorney tell you that you have a great case and then lose it or force you to settle for too little? Is your lawyer unwilling to show you your file? Are you having trouble getting a straight answer, or getting your calls returned?
These may be signs of attorney negligence, malpractice, or professional misconduct. Everyone makes mistakes. The problem is that sometimes when attorneys make mistakes they hide them from their clients. Lawyers have a duty to tell clients of mistakes and to act with diligence, competence, faithfulness, and good judgment.
Lawyers are involved in every aspect of modern life. In California alone, there are more than 15,800 practicing attorneys, one for every 533 people. With lawyers involved in so much of human activity, it's not surprising that lawyers can commit legal malpractice in a wide variety of settings:
Letting the statute of limitations lapse
Conflicts of interest
Inadequate Investigation
Failure to know the law
Failure to follow client instructions
Failure to obtain client's consent
Ethics violation
Attorney negligence can arise out of any type of legal work, from personal injury to real estate and divorce to estate planning.
Many have developed a mistrust of the legal profession. However, lawyer malpractice cases are often difficult and expensive cases to pursue and to represent ethically victims of legal malpractice.
Holding Attorneys Responsible for Legal Malpractice
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