I was recently conducting a CLE seminar on Risk Management, Legal Ethics and Professional Liability for a local Bar Association. When we started discussing updates to Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4 (Communication), I was surprised that less than 20% of participants knew about the recent Rule update.
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.
Many of us have been in the situation where we undertake representation, legal work is in process, and then the client has a change of heart and wants to get their file back. Regardless of the reason, whether they are changing counsel, have a change of heart about pursuing their case, or a variety of other reasons, there is a fairly clear set of guidelines that you must follow in order to steer clear of trouble when a client requests the file returned.
Some things to consider before you start chasing emergency vehicles.
Late last year, the Georgia Supreme Court revised some of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct which govern lawyers in Georgia. You probably read about the changes, and I highlighted one specific modification to Rule 1.15(I) several weeks ago.
Late last year, the Georgia Supreme Court revised some of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct which govern lawyers in Georgia. You probably read about the changes, but I wanted to highlight one specific modification to Rule 1.15(I) as it relates to medical providers’ and insurance companies’ demands for payment. The good news is that the new Rule better defines our client and third party responsibilities. But we still need to proceed with caution.
Three valuable lessons you can learn from others' mistakes.
I was recently reading an article by Meredith Hobbs in the Atlanta Daily Report entitled, "Failed Real…
