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Legal Malpractice: From Wikipedia: Legal malpractice is the term for negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, or Breach of Contract by an attorney that causes harm to his or her client. In order to rise to an actionable level of negligence, the injured party must show that the attorney's acts were not merely the result of poor strategy, but that they were the result of errors that no reasonable attorney would make. Furthermore, legal malpractice requires the showing of an injury that would not have happened had the attorney not been negligent. If the injury might have occurred despite different (non-negligent) actions by the attorney, no cause of action will be permitted. Legal malpractice can also occur when an attorney breaches a fiduciary duty to his or her client. This occurs when attorneys act in their own interest instead of to their client's, to the detriment of their client. A claim for legal malpractice may also arise when an attorney breaches the contract they sign with their client.
Common Types of Attorney Malpractice
There are three main types of attorney malpractice:
Negligence :: If your attorney did not treat your case as well as an average attorney should, then your attorney was probably negligent in handling your case. Your attorney may have committed malpractice, and can be held liable for any damages you suffered as a result.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty :: If an attorney acts in his own best interest instead of yours and your case is adversely affected because of it, your attorney has probably committed malpractice by breaching his fiduciary duty. You can sue your attorney for the damages you suffered.
Breach of Contract :: When you hire an attorney, you sign a contract with him. If he fails to do what the contract obligates him to do, then he has committed malpractice and you may be able to recover damages.
Examples of Attorney Malpractice
There are many ways an attorney can commit malpractice. Here are a few common examples of lawyer malpractice:
Blunders :: If your attorney makes outrageous mistakes, such as missing court dates and deadlines, failing to properly submit documents to the court, or otherwise being irresponsible, your attorney may have committed malpractice.
Bad Checks :: If your attorney sends you a check from his own account for damages you've won, and the check bounces, your attorney may have committed malpractice.
Settling Without Your Permission :: If your attorney settles a case without your permission, your attorney may be liable for malpractice.
Failing to Contact You :: If your attorney has not returned your phone calls or responded to your letters for a long period of time, he may have committed malpractice.
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