State Bar discipline, legal malpractice and serious personal injury attorney receives top honor from Georgia Trend Magazine.
Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law LLC, along with Aubrey Smith of ProAssurance, presented at the August 2012 Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Group Mentioning session. The focus of the interactive presentation was Professional Liability and Bar Complaints: Preventing, Covering and Resolving Issues.
Daily Report journalist Mark Neisse sought Douglas Chandler ’s feedback for the July 12 article, “Gwinnett reaches deal with overbilling lawyer,” about a metro Atlanta attorney who admitted overbilling Gwinnett County for more than $10,000 of indigent client representation.
After extensive review and examination, the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) has certified Douglas V. Chandler as a legal malpractice specialist. Mr. Chandler is one of five Board Certified legal malpractice attorneys in Georgia.
The CLE seminar, entitled Risk Management, Legal Ethics and Professional Liability, is focused on helping attorneys improve internal and client communications, minimize risk, and avoid potential issues. The first of these recently updated seminars was presented to an audience of 80 attorneys at a recent Northeast Georgia Bar Association meeting, then to a local Bar group in Dalton, Georgia.
The Daily Report sought Douglas Chandler's viewpoints for their March 29 article on the Losey v. Prieto legal malpractice case (12EV104260): "Ex-Client Sues Lawyers for $1.3M." Click here to view the full article and Douglas' comments.
