Every human being makes mistakes. Because our profession (especially with regard to civil litigation) demands pinpoint accuracy at all times, it is inevitable that errors will often occur. When that error is dispositive (or claimed dispositive), counsel must be prepared to receive a legal malpractice claim.
Malpracticing counsel may go through varying stages of denial from shame to blame to anger to ultimately burying one’s head in the sand. None of these responses is professional and, to the point, may be self-destructive. Acceptance that you are now exposed is the only correct mindset.
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