You work really hard for a client and then the client stops paying or refuses to pay an outstanding bill. Generally, it's been said that a…
At a recent seminar, Douglas Chandler asked if any of the attendees knew that Rule 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct had been…
Divorce lawyers have a tough job. They are basically trying to make the best out of the worst situations. Of course, sometimes lawyers drop the ball and…
On March 2nd, Chandler Law's Douglas Chandler co-chaired the Professional Liability Section of the State Bar of Georgia's seminar "Not Your Typical CLE: What We've…
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…
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…
Avoiding the establishment of an implied attorney-client relationship. I attended the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) annual conference last week in San Francisco.…
On April 15, 2015, Douglas Chandler and Bret Moore of Chandler & Moore Law LLC presented to attorneys and staff members of the Gwinnett Pro…
Close the deal today and don’t leave decisions on the table—especially when dealing with less experienced opposing counsel or pro se litigants. When I was…