When you need legal assistance, you do not want to ask just anyone for advice. You undoubtedly want a professional legal advocate who has the knowledge, education and experience to handle your case. Because choosing an attorney is an important step to take in any...
Legal Malpractice
Put Yourself in the Best Position of Maintaining Confidentiality with Public Relations Firms
A word of caution to litigants who retain a public relations (“PR”) firm to spin the media narrative in their favor: your communications likely are not privileged under California law. Here are two tips litigants should consider when working with a PR firm. What is...
Dishonesty, incompetence and more could be legal malpractice
Running a successful California company means that you have a lot of responsibility. In many cases, you may need to delegate certain duties to others in efforts to ensure that you complete everything correctly and as necessary. As a result, when the business had a...
I Think My California Lawyer Committed Malpractice. What Can I Do About It?
Most attorneys care about their clients and diligently pursue their matters. Unfortunately, even careful attorneys sometimes make mistakes that have devastating consequences. There are also dishonest lawyers who prey on clients by overbilling them and then demanding...
Your rights when a lack of attorney experience affects your case
Lawyers have to go through intensive graduate schooling and also pass the daunting bar exam in order to legally practice law in California. Those who hire attorneys expect that the combination of education and experience the attorney has accumulated over their...
Make Sure Your Trial Lawyer Has Trial Experience
No one would have a doctor perform brain surgery who had never performed the procedure before. Yet, many clients go to trial with lawyers who have little or no trial experience. Often, clients simply assume their lawyers have trial experience and do not bother to ask....
Lawyers – Do You Want to Do Business With Your Client? Read This First!
Some lawyers think the California Rules Of Professional Conduct prohibit them from doing business with clients. However, lawyers are free to engage in business transactions with clients if they follow three simple rules set forth in California Rule of Professional...
Does Stormy Daniels Have a Legal Malpractice Action against Michael Avenatti?
If Stormy Daniels' allegations about Michael Avenatti's representation are true, then Daniels likely has a legal malpractice action against Avenatti, and he could face California State Bar discipline.Even though Michael Avenatti represented Stormy Daniels in cases...
A Significant Ruling in a Legal Malpractice Binding Arbitration
's client, a major employer in San Diego, hired Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, the largest and oldest law firm in San Diego, to evaluate its employment practices. After making a few tweaks to the company's policies, the law firm said the...
Mark B. Wilson Certified as a Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law
Mark B. Wilson has been certified as a specialist in legal malpractice law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.The State Bar of California program for certifying legal specialists is a California Supreme Court approved method of certifying...