By Steve Hallo | June 1, 2022
In the past two years, the legal professional liability market has seen at least five claim settlements exceed $1B.
By Avalon Zoppo | May 31, 2022
Christof Industries, in its counterclaim, alleges Brown Rudnick broke repeated promises not to exceed fee estimates.
By Charles Toutant | May 27, 2022
The attorney's argument about early emails concerning his insurance eligibility "misses the point by ignoring that raising issues with an attorney alone does not provide the client with actual knowledge, or a reason to know, that the attorney acted negligently by providing incorrect advice about the issue," the panel said.
By Michael A. Mora | May 24, 2022
"As we continue to the work more remotely, and go into an economic downturn, we can expect potentially more malpractice claims," survey leader Eileen Garczynski said.
By Mason Lawlor | May 20, 2022
An Ohio attorney has resigned from the state bar in the midst of disciplinary proceedings for allegedly neglecting a client facing foreclosure, moving to another state without telling her and failing to repay fees he collected from her.
By Dan Packel | May 18, 2022
Law firms recognize the demand from baby boomers passing along their wealth to the next generation. But underwriters look at the practice and see big potential payouts.
By Allison Dunn | May 17, 2022
"My position from day one was that if this outcome was different, it would basically put a thorn in the side of the bankruptcy practice—that bankruptcy practitioners would be nervous about handling cases such as this because of the automatic stay," said solo practitioner Constant S. Poholek Jr., who was sued after filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition for a client on the eve of a foreclosure sale.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | May 17, 2022
Most problems facing attorneys can be fixed if they are addressed promptly. A failure to act often will cause a snowball effect where a relatively small or simple problem becomes a big problem.
By Jasmine Floyd | May 16, 2022
"The court's ruling, we believe, finds that the evidence presented reflects grossly negligent care and a complete disregard for Mr. Sasso's safety by the physicians involved," attorney Diana Santa Maria said.
By Mason Lawlor | May 10, 2022
An Ohio attorney has been issued an interim default suspension for refusing to return a portion of a client's flat fee after failing to complete his representation in two criminal matters and for ignoring a subsequent disciplinary complaint.
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