Tag Archives: L.A. County malpractice lawyer
Damages in Legal Malpractice: What Can an Injured Client Recover?
Damages are a mandatory element of a successful legal malpractice claim. Stated another way: if the client doesn’t suffer measurable damages (of a type recognized by law) he or she cannot successfully sue the attorney for malpractice. Although this seems strange to many people, the law says that if the lawyer’s breach of a… Read More »
The “Tactical Immunity” Doctrine in Legal (Mal)practice
As we discussed on Monday, not everything a lawyer does is subject to malpractice liability. The fact that a lawyer loses a case, or that a client does not obtain the outcome he or she wanted does not necessarily mean the lawyer committed professional negligence. While clients should seek professional counsel if they believe… Read More »
The Costs of Malpractice Litigation
Clients who fail to receive the result they desire sometimes think a malpractice action represents an “easy solution” to the client’s dissatisfaction with legal services received. However, legal malpractice actions are neither easy nor inexpensive. In fact, the costs of a legal malpractice action often make malpractice litigation an unreasonable (and inefficient) response. A… Read More »
