The Internet amplifies the likelihood of legal malpractice liability. Much legal malpractice liability results from either a failure to discern what a lawyer is expected to know, from a failure to convey what a lawyer is expected to communicate, and from attorney-client relationships. Since the Internet has broadened what an attorney knows or should know, has enabled new communication options for attorneys, and offers new channels for initiating an attorney-client relationship, the Internet has expanded the possibility of a breach of an attorney’s standard of conduct.
Legal malpractice often results from negligence or misconduct by an attorney sufficient to damage another because of said negligence or misconduct. Consequently, an attorney’s failure to properly consult the Internet or properly use the Internet for communications may result in an allegation of the tort of negligence.
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