Legal Malpractice

Most California attorneys are honorable people who do their best to help their clients get the best representation possible. But unfortunately, some attorneys engage in malpractice or, rather, legal misconduct. When that happens, their clients can sue them for...

Personal injury attorneys in California and around the country often attract business by offering to charge their clients no fees in return for a share of any future award or settlement. This means the client pays nothing unless the lawyer wins the case. When an...

When an attorney fails to perform under ethical standards or code of conduct, they may be guilty of malpractice. It is important to remember that in California, a legal malpractice case may not be filed simply because you do not like the way your case was resolved....

Attorneys are humans, which means that they are likely to make a mistake every now and then. However, when is that mistake considered illegal in California? Many will say when intent was behind it while others argue that the amount of damage should be the measuring...

When you have a legal issue in California, you want to believe that you can trust your attorney to handle the dispute accordingly. But if your attorney misses a deadline, damages your case or commits a serious error in judgment, you might be in worse shape than you...

If you live in California and have suffered financially because your attorney did not provide you with competent legal representation, you may have grounds to file a lawsuit against that lawyer. A survey of the top 10 providers of malpractice insurance for lawyers...

Californians who seek help from attorneys for their legal disputes are sometimes dissatisfied with the outcomes of their cases. Simply being unhappy with how a claim turned out does not necessarily mean that the attorney engaged in legal malpractice. Instead, to...

In many cases of legal malpractice, a person will turn to attorneys only to find that they're not interested in taking the case to trial. In some instances, attorneys may refuse cases because of knowing the other attorney involved.It's important that you have an...

When you hire a lawyer, you expect that they know what they're doing. You trust them to follow through on what they say. And you rely on them to avoid missteps that could cost you your rights.When lawyers make mistakes - and you suffer the consequences - it often...

Cybersecurity is a hot-button issue, with large-scale hacks over the past few years affecting millions of people. Retail and health care aren't the only industries affected. The legal industry, too, is a growing target.Hackers are targeting law firms Law firms are...