Lawyers are fond of limiting their own liability. That shouldn't come as a surprise. Consider the following scenario. Lawyer sends a cover letter to Client at…
The following article is a guest post by George Fox, of Fox+Mattson, published with permission, and the approval and editing of Chandler Law.
If someone dared…
As lawyers, we try very hard to manage our firms, minimize risk, and avoid problems with our practice. In doing so, we go above and…
Rule 1.5 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct mandates that the fees collected by a lawyer must be "reasonable." The reasoning for this seems obvious.…
On March 30, 2017, Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law will once again co-chair the Professional Liability Section of the State Bar of Georgia's "Not Your…
Just because a lawyer did something wrong does not mean that there is a viable legal malpractice claim. If the alleged legal malpractice arose out…
Does a client have a duty to read the document they are signing? Consider the following hypothetical. A lawyer represents a party in a divorce…
On February 16, 2017, Aubrey Smith and Ben Parks of Southern Lawyers Insurance Program spoke at the second Chandler Law Breakfast of Champions seminar. The…
In our recent post about maintaining client relationships, we discussed why and how co-counsel could "steal" your client. But there is another way to protect…
Protecting your client relationships from being damaged by other lawyers is important. In many cases, it is good for the client to have more than…