This is taken from the Law.Com subscription site. "The statisticians and insurers are constantly whining and warning about the increase in legal malpractice cases, attorney Claude E. Ducloux writes. Even the most respected firms are being caught up in the malpractice web, as changes in laws and attitudes have emboldened clients to complain publicly, loudly and with litigation. But Ducloux says there are certain steps that can improve a lawyer’s chances of making it through those minefields — and they’re not expensive or difficult.