Legal Malpractice and Professional Liability
Holding lawyers to a higher standard of responsibility
The bulk of the firm's legal malpractice involve Etchics cases involve people who have been slighted by their legal counsel in previous civil matters. If you were poorly represented by your attorney, you may have a case for legal malpractice.
Legal malpractice is the cornerstone of Allan & Summary's concentration. Those affected by legal malpractice and professional liability lawsuits include:
- People wronged by their attorneys
- Companies and corporations with major issues against their counsel
- Lawyers facing malpractice lawsuits
- Professionals in jeopardy of losing their licenses
As one of the few law firms in the St. Louis area that handles legal malpractice claims, Allan & Summary effectively argues against anyone who has treated his or her clients poorly. The firm's client base ranges from individuals who have lost their civil litigation or personal injury cases because of their lawyer's carelessness or mismanagement, to the corporations whose in-house counsel did not or does not represent the best interests and wishes of the company.
For a legal malpractice claim, the situation must meet the following criteria:
- There must be an attorney-client relationship
- There must be a breach of the standard of care an attorney provides a client
- The breach was the proximate cause of damage
- The damage would not have occurred "but for" the lawyers neglect
This last criterion is typically where many legal malpractice claims fall flat.
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If you owe someone $10,000 and they sue you for the money, you may hire a lawyer to defend you. If the lawyer fails to show up in court and you also do not show up, the court enters a judgment by default against you in your absence. It is unlikely that you will win a legal malpractice claim against the lawyer, since you owed the money anyway. |
Allan & Summary provide free initial consultations to all clients. If you feel your present lawyer was negligent in representing you, call the firm today to discuss your case.
Defending the accused
To err is human, to forgive is divine. Lawyers are human, clients are often not divine.
People make mistakes, be they attorneys or clients. Most attorneys face legal malpractice claims at some time in their careers. Allan & Summary lawyers understand that your profession is everything to you. To help you defend your license to practice law, choose experience. Contact Allan & Summary in St. Louis today.
The ABA published an essay on the top 10 traps for lawyers to avoid malpractice lawsuits. Click here to access it.
Professional liability claims
Allan & Summary represents plaintiffs and defendants in malpractice claims involving other professional workers:
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Litigating with integrity
The attorney representing you often has to go through your entire original case to prove professional malpractice. You need experience on your side. Contact the St. Louis law firm of Allan & Summary for representation in your legal malpractice claim today.
