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Georgia State Bar Grievances

New Georgia Bar Rules Regarding Conflicts of Interest

August 9, 20120Comments
An ABA study on legal malpractice claims from several years ago found that the majority of money paid to plaintiffs involved cases with conflicts of interest. Conflicts allow the fact finder (judge or jury) to award attorneys’ fees, punitive damages and a disgorgement of fees paid to the liable lawyer. Worse yet, these types of damages are usually not covered by a lawyer’s errors and omissions insurance policy.
Georgia State Bar Grievances, Legal Ethics & Malpractice

The Year End is Fast Approaching. Is it Time for Your Law Firm’s Wellness Exam?

July 26, 20120Comments
Managing your clients and firm is more than a full time job, and things seem to get more hectic every month as your business grows. While you’re busy running the firm, others are making decisions regarding processes, people and systems. Even what may be considered a trivial operational decision could lead to errors that cost time, money, client relationships, reputation and even your livelihood.
Georgia State Bar Grievances, Legal Ethics & Malpractice

How to Avoid Problems in the Modern Day Law Practice

June 22, 20120Comments
Chandler Law’s Top 10 Tips – Part II Being involved in a professional liability issue can be one of the most traumatic experiences in an attorney’s career. In my CLE seminar on Risk Management, Legal Ethics, and Professional Liability, we cover many of the things you can do today to avoid these “Houston, we have a problem” situations. As I mentioned in Part I of this article, these tips were derived from my actual experience defending attorneys against Georgia State Bar complaints and representing plaintiff-clients in professional liability cases.
Georgia State Bar Grievances, Legal Ethics & Malpractice

How to Avoid Problems in the Modern Day Law Practice

June 1, 20120Comments
Chandler Law’s Top 10 Tips – Part I I co-conduct a statewide for CLE credit seminar on Risk Management, Legal Ethics, and Professional Liability. We cover a lot of ground in two hours, but beyond the lunch, which is served during the seminar, one of the more interactive parts of the discussion is my list of Top 10 Tips for avoiding those “Houston, we have a problem” situations. Based on my experience defending attorneys against Georgia State Bar complaints and representing plaintiff-clients in professional liability cases, I created these tips to help you learn lessons from the mistakes others have already made.
Georgia State Bar Grievances

New ABA Ethics Commission Filing – Taking the Practice of Law into the 21st Century

May 16, 20120Comments
On May 7, the ABA Commission on Ethics submitted a series of technology-related proposals to the House of Delegates. These first six proposals for ABA Model Rules updates were the result of a three year study on the impact of technology and globalization on the practice of law. If approved, this will be the first major technology-centric Model Rules update in over ten years – since the launch of the mobile flip phone – so it can be viewed as a significant event.
Georgia State Bar Grievances, Legal Ethics & Malpractice

Who Is Your Weakest Link? 7 Tips for Managing Non-Lawyer Employees

April 25, 20120Comments
  “I didn’t even know that my secretary did it. They can’t blame me!” This was the start of a conversation I had with another attorney about his Georgia Bar complaint. What if this had been you? You delegate some fairly routine case work to an assistant or paralegal. The assignment is lost or sent on your behalf without your approval. A deadline is missed or a case goes south. Then your client comes after you with a GA Bar grievance or legal malpractice claim.
Firm Announcements, Georgia State Bar Grievances, Legal Ethics & Malpractice

Chandler Law and ProAssurance Launch Attorney Risk Management Seminar Series

April 18, 20120Comments
  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.