Daily attorneys operate their practice in fear of not only a disciplinary complaint being filed against them, but a legal malpractice suit being brought by a client. Unfortunately, for one attorney or another, these fears are realized daily. At the root of these malpractice claims are allegations premised on some ethical violation. It could be as simple as a failure to communicate. Some attorney mistakes and oversights are costlier than others. Whether it’s your license on the line or a big payout day, learn from the mistakes of others and try not to make them yourself. This CLE will examine the elements that must be met for success in a legal malpractice action, the cases that survived a motion to the dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment based on the law and the ones that did not. What were the differentiating factors and what were the common alleged violations?
“Stood out from other ethics courses for insight and clarity ”
Randall M.
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Kim M.
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