Every lawyer has more than one story about a potential client who contacted them, desperate for them to take their case, and it was just…
Consider the following scenario. Outside general counsel for a company is asked some complicated tax questions, but lacks tax law expertise. They recommend a tax…
The issue of the unauthorized practice of law ("UPL") comes up in certification for fitness in applications to the Georgia Bar, in legal malpractice cases,…
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…
