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Top Types of Legal Malpractice Errors

/ 11.Oct, 2011

Here is a nice chart showing the top types of errors made by attorneys in Philadelphia (Thanks to Westport/SwissRe for the chart): Top Types of . . .

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Professional negligence that could cost a life

/ 10.Oct, 2011

Doctors regularly face the most severe consequence in malpractice situations.  A doctor’s malpractice can kill a patient.  For most lawyers, the consequences of legal malpractice . . .

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Gaming the System

/ 24.Aug, 2011

Many legal malpractice actions arise out of underlying problems attorneys have that are unrelated to the legal matters they are handling.  According to various studies, . . .

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Be Careful What You Promise

/ 19.Aug, 2011

Managing client expectations is one of the foremost weapons in an attorney’s malpractice avoidance arsenal.  Clients who know what is coming are much less likely . . .

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Beg, borrow, steal?

/ 01.Aug, 2011

We have written before on the dangers of “easy money” for lawyers.  This morning’s paper brings news of another lawyer facing fraud charges for accepting . . .

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Funky Malpractice

/ 26.Jul, 2011

Malpractice litigation has a funky new participant.  Parliament Funkadelic star George Clinton has sued his former attorneys for allegedly failing to bring a RICO action on . . .

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Legal Malpractice Claims on the Rise

/ 07.Jul, 2011

We recently told you about the continuing good news concerning the numbers of medical malpractice actions in Pennsylvania.  The news with respect to legal malpractice . . .

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Who and what are you responsible for?

/ 22.Jun, 2011

Bonnie Sweeten, the infamous “hoax mom,” is back in the news following her guilty plea to a count of wire fraud and a count of . . .

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Legal Malpractice Avoidance Quicktip: Resources

/ 17.Jun, 2011

One of the best legal malpractice avoidance techniques is quickly addressing a problem when it arises.  There are very few problems that are irresolvable if they . . .

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Round Two!

/ 13.Jun, 2011

It looks like a legal malpractice action against Spector Gadon & Rosen and one of its attorneys may go back for a second round of litigation.  . . .

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