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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-  Lawyers' & Clients' Responsibilities to Each Other-  Fee Arbitration for Attorney Costs
-  Suing Your Lawyer
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Ask a Lawyer - Legal Malpractice Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Sue my divorce attorney
I reside in NC and hired an attorney to represent me in a divorce action. While she was representing me her license was suspended for not taking her continuing ed, she showed up at mediation without the case file, no cell phone, no computer and without the knowledge that my former spouse had slept with dozens of prostitutes, even though I had told her on numerous occasions. She lied to me, failed to inform me about the importance of being identified as a dependent spouse (even though I asked her) and missed meetings. She failed to tell me about an offer from the opposing side until after the deadline. She failed to follow my direction to file a motion to show cause for contempt, having me verify that payments were not made to the IRS over 5 times in a month. I could go on and on. I wish to sue her. How do I find an attorney?
do i legally have a case for malpractice
i ws hurt on the job and went to the hospitol in my home town they treated me at the time the next day it got worse and i called them back and got the response that they had told me what to do and if i did not want to follow what they said it was not their fault i then went to another hospitol and was admitted because of the condition and was told if i had waited 5 more hours i would of lost my part or all of my hand after surgery to fix the condition i have been in therapy for the rehab of my hand the second hospitol did the right thing but the first on did not care and i am wondering if i have any recourse on them for making me almost lose my hand and all the extra pain and suffering i did till it was properly diagnosed i will never have complete use of my hand even after therapy
I was recently admitted to the hospital on 3 different occassions. On each admission I told them I w
it was was noted in my record I was served sqaush on each visit. It was ingested on one visit due to error the nurse told me it was chicken and i could not see due to diabetes. The crash team was called and i went into serve allergic reation. What can I do?
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Legal Malpractice Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Missouri Lawyers - Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau
 -  Solano County Attorney - Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell A Professional Corporation
 -  Kern County Lawyer - Law Office Of Benjamin R. Greene And Associates
 -  Kern County Law - Thompson Law