Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law, LLC, was interviewed by Fulton County Daily Report reporter Greg Land about a recent decision by the Georgia Court of…
E-mail—and by that I mean a massive volume of it—is a fact of life for all law firms these days. While there have been some…
Professional liability claims—whether against lawyers, doctors, accountants, engineers, or any other professionals—are, generally speaking, negligence claims based on typical tort negligence concepts: a breach of…
Close your eyes and imagine: you are in your office, working away and getting ready for the holidays, when your assistant brings you a delivery…
It's that time of year again: travel, turkey, and time off. As lawyers, we help our clients prepare for and deal with "worst case scenarios,"…
Under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, there's nothing ethically wrong with a lawyer referring a case to another lawyer. It's common to see referrals…
Something that comes up from time to time, in personal injury matters especially, is the requirement to provide ante litem notice to the state prior…
Regulation of attorney conduct is a critical function of state bar rules and ethical codes, and helps to direct appropriate conduct when real-life situations get…
On August 28, 2015, Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law was invited by seminar Co-Chairs Gary P. Graham, of Stern & Edlin, and Paul Johnson and…
In addition to legal duties, lawyers owe fiduciary duties to their clients. Those fiduciary duties are the duties of (1) complete candor or honesty with…