Managing non-lawyer employees is a critical task that lawyers often overlook. Unfortunately, overlooking such a critical task leads to malpractice complaints and Bar grievances all…
Billing is a task most lawyers hate, but it's the way that we all get paid. The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct require that attorney's…
Representation—the attorney-client relationship, which includes fiduciary duties—can be started or stopped at any time. Indeed, a client has an unqualified right to fire a lawyer…
A claimant needs three things for a viable legal malpractice case. First, there must be an attorney-client relationship. Second, the lawyer must have breached their…
On May 6, 2017, Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law, delivered a presentation, along with David Moon a Founding Partner of CompassPOINT Legal, at the American…
Whether a client is changing counsel, had a change of heart about pursuing their case, or any other reason, there's a clear set of guidelines that lawyers must follow…
Douglas Chandler represents clients in attorney State Bar discipline, professional malpractice and serious personal injury matters.
Atlanta, GA – February 2017 — Chandler Law's Douglas Chandler…
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…