The American Bar Association reports that four out of five lawyers will get sued for malpractice at some point in their career. Seventy percent of malpractice claims are filed against small firms of one to five lawyers.

In terms of damaging a lawyer’s reputation, requiring extra work hours, and incurring costly defense expenses, there are few things more daunting than being sued for legal malpractice.

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