Legal Malpractice



Legal malpractice occurs when a lawyer fails to render competent professional service to a client and the client is damages as a result of the failure. The three major theories of liability are negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. To prove malpractice, i.e., to establish your lawyer's liability, you must prove that your lawyer owed you a duty to represent you competently, that he or she made a mistake or otherwise breached the duty owed to you, and that your lawyer's mistake harmed you, causing you damages. Additionally, you must file your lawsuit within the statutory time period or "statute of limitations" established by state law for legal malpractice claims. Please read on to find a legal malpractice lawyer, attorney or access more information.

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Am I financially responsible for mistakes clearly made by Lawyer in Stipulation of Settlement? Case
An attorney had filed a Chapt.13 Bankruptcy for me but, the attny withheld crucial info from me unti
Recently, an attorney filed a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for me in an attempt to stop a foreclosure on a rental property of mine. After the filing I was sent additional information from my attorney''s office informing me that money could be taken directly from my paycheck over the course of the next 5 years. I called the attorney''s office and asked him why I wasn''t made aware of this before the filing to which the attorney replied that he " cannot be expected to go over every little detail with me." In light of the new information, I told the attorney to have the process stopped and the bankruptcy has since been dismissed at my request. Unfortunatly, I paid the attorney $2000 to file the Chapt. 13 which I would not have filed if I would have been given more complete information. The attorney has told me over the telephone that he will not refund any of the fees that I have paid him. Do I have any recourse to recover any of my $2000?
I have kept my attorney up-to-date in all aspects of my workers'' comp case, yet now I am told there
My workers compensation claim was made in the State of: Maryland. After falling at work due to negligence of another employee in December of 2009, I was ready to go to settlement tomorrow. Last year, my employer told me that I could no longer fulfill the duties of my position and basically told me I had to retire on disability (which was approved). Today, my attorney contacted me and told me that my disability retirement is higher than the amount of settlement I could receive from Workers'' Comp; therefore, I will receive NO money as a settlement. Is this fair? Is there any recourse? My attorney says "no", it''s really bad news, sorry. What do I do now?
What are issues that need to be addressed if your trying to prove legal malpractice
I hired an atty to deal with a speeding ticket i received. She didnt go to court for me as she said she would and i was convicted of speeding and failure to appear. When she was retained i told her that a speeding ticket would be harmful to my family due to my insurance rates for a dump truck i was opperating as an owner opperator . After i received my conviction from multnomah county courts i contacted her and she told me that "if i ever contacted her again she wouild get a restraining order against me . I had to sell my dump truck a close the business as a result of her neglegance . the hardship caused problems for my wife and i and we eventuially seperated and are filing for divorse .
Is there a statute of limitations on filing a law suit against an attorney ?
Ireceived a speeding ticket in serpt 2008 and hired an attorney to represent me . she failed to go to court for me and i was convicted of speediong and of failure to appear .
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 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Missouri Lawyers - Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau
 -  Stearns County Attorney - Kelm & Reuter, P.A.
 -  Maui County Law - Tateishi & Pascual, Attorneys A Law Corporation
 -  Kern County Lawsuit - Law Office Of Benjamin R. Greene And Associates