Succession planning is a crucial aspect of the legal profession. As lawyers, we devote our careers to serving clients and providing expert legal counsel. However,…
Chandler Law Life and Legacy Practice
Chandler Law is pleased to announce the addition of an innovative estate planning practice called Life and Legacy Practice in…
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…
Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part IV of IV)
Introduction
In the recent Report of the General Counsel of the State Bar…
Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part III of IV)
Introduction
The most recent Report of the General Counsel of the State Bar…
Deciding to retain a law firm is an important business decision and typically involves due diligence, including interviews with one or more of the firm’s…
Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part II of IV)
Introduction
Since publishing Part I of this four-part series, several new clients contacted…
Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part I of IV)
Introduction
Over the past several weeks, we have had the privilege of advising…
“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.
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.
