You received an investigation letter from the State Bar

Don’t panic. Here’s your game plan

Karen Stromeyer
Peter Weber

From Issue: 2017 October

The Superheroes of Facts, Evidence and Logic enter the fray over legal malpractice protection in mediation

Laws that continue to protect attorney misconduct during mediation need to be changed

Nancy Neal Yeend

From Issue: 2015 November

Retaliatory lawsuits against plaintiff attorneys

When a PI case is lost, the defendant may seek to retaliate against plaintiff’s lawyer

Larry Booth
Michael C. Denison

From Issue: 2011 April

Placing form over substance

Freedman v. Brutzkus: Opposing counsel cannot rely on attorney’s approval as to form and content

Jonathan B. Cole
Michael McCarthy
Susan Baker

From Issue: 2010 May

Legal malpractice: Proving the case-within-a-case

The critical element of a legal malpractice action is causation. This requires that a plaintiff prove the case-within-a-case

David L. Winnett

From Issue: 2015 November

Evaluating the legal-malpractice case

The complex statute of limitations and the “case within the case”

Ron W. Makarem
Samuel D. Almon

From Issue: 2023 June

When the attorney endorses the client’s name to the settlement check

Upon learning that his attorney has forged the endorsement on a settlement check and the money is now gone, the client has multiple options for redress

David Cook

From Issue: 2011 October

The Hammer Clause is your friend

In professional malpractice cases, utilize the conflict the insurer causes its insured to resolve your case

Greg Stannard

From Issue: 2018 June

Protecting against attorney malpractice and misconduct at mediation – at what cost?

Is the law revision commission throwing the baby out with the bath water? Or, if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it!

Fred Carr

From Issue: 2017 August

Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing

Your expert will explain the law to the jury, setting the stage for your “case within a case”

John P. Blumberg

From Issue: 2016 October

Fee agreements – Limiting time in which legal malpractice claims may be brought

Arbitration provisions in fee agreements may extend exposure time in defending legal malpractice claims

Greg Brod

From Issue: 2013 April

Don’t end up in the worst chair in the room

Tips from legal malpractice defense counsel

Timothy Halloran
Karen Stromeyer

From Issue: 2011 October