William T Mccaffery

January 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

There are many simple risk management techniques that can be taken by any litigation practitioner that can significantly help prevent common legal malpractice claims.

By William T. McCaffery

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November 09, 2018 | Litigation Daily

According to the most recent survey of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Liability, personal injury litigation, alone, accounts for more than 20 percent of all legal malpractice claims brought in the United States. Being most at risk to malpractice claims, it is imperative for litigation attorneys to incorporate certain essential risk management techniques into their practices.

By William T. McCaffery

8 minute read

November 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

According to the most recent survey of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Liability, personal injury litigation, alone, accounts for more than 20 percent of all legal malpractice claims brought in the United States. Being most at risk to malpractice claims, it is imperative for litigation attorneys to incorporate certain essential risk management techniques into their practices.

By William T. McCaffery

8 minute read

January 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery of L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini writes: The continued erosion of New York's strict privity requirement along with statistical evidence demonstrating the incremental increase in the number of malpractice claims against trusts and estates practitioners across the country may give the New York trusts and estates practitioner reason to review her professional liability insurance policy and exercise heightened caution in her daily practice.

By William T. McCaffery

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January 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery of L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini writes: The continued erosion of New York's strict privity requirement along with statistical evidence demonstrating the incremental increase in the number of malpractice claims against trusts and estates practitioners across the country may give the New York trusts and estates practitioner reason to review her professional liability insurance policy and exercise heightened caution in her daily practice.

By William T. McCaffery

9 minute read

May 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery of L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini writes: Law firm managers cannot prevent every possible claim against their firms, but by implementing certain basic practices, many common claims can be avoided.

By William T. McCaffery

12 minute read

May 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery of L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini writes: Law firm managers cannot prevent every possible claim against their firms, but by implementing certain basic practices, many common claims can be avoided.

By William T. McCaffery

12 minute read

October 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery, a partner at L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini in Garden City, writes: Any attorney can elevate the level of his own practice by adhering to some basic principles like honesty, hard work, and determination.

By William T. McCaffery

11 minute read

April 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

William T. McCaffery, a partner at L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, writes: If an attorney sues a client for a legal fee, the client will invariably assert a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Accordingly, the easiest way for an attorney to avoid a legal malpractice claim is to avoid fee claims against clients.

By William T. McCaffery

11 minute read