An attorney who admittedly commits legal malpractice, in a Michigan case, has his discipline upgrated. The story:
"An Adrian attorney who admitted mishandling a client’s civil case was slapped with a 30-day suspension for failing to cooperate with a Michigan Bar Association investigation of a complaint filed by the client.
Under an order issued…
For us, [possible] corruption in land deals in California always brings the memory of Chinatown. Here is a story of a limestone mine whose proceeds were to fund a retirement account for former Kaiser Steel retirees. The mine was vauled at more than $100 milliion, yet was sold by the trustees for $ 3.5…
Attorney sues for fees, and the reflex reaction is to couter-punch, or as it is put in pleadings, counter-claim. No harm in defending oneself? This NJ case illustrates the dangers.
CUYLER BURK, LLP, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. ROBERT M. SILVERMAN, ESQ., Defendant-Appellant. Argued: September 10, 2007 – Decided October 9, 2007: Before Judges Cuff, Lisa and Lihotz. On…
We read a blog blurb from Eric Turkowitz at his New York Personal Injury Blog which caught our eye and interest. He discusses a unique warning letter by the Dozier internet Law firm, and the potential legal malpractice consequences.
"Some lawyer at an outfit calling itself Dozier Internet Law sent a cease and desist letter…
There is a certain pressure to try to catalogue the vast world of legal malpractice. Certainly, the court cases, the news releases about law firms being sued are all fodder…but this story stretches the envelope, no?
"Centerfolds Inc. began operating under an adult-entertainment license in 1995, according to Katherine Schubert-Knapp with the city’s Executive Administration…
This story is all about energy, coal and political connections, We’ll exerpt it for you:
"More than five years after a Boone County jury decided against it in a coal contract dispute, Massey Energy Co. is arguing its resulting appeal today to the state Supreme Court.
The jurors awarded $50 million in damages to Harman…
This case which is being reported [with some glee] by the asbestos defendant [the complaint mentions Lorillard Tobacco Co., however] claims that several law firms that were admitted pro haec vice in Cleveland committed negligence and fraud, The Legal Pad blog fills out the story:
"If Bay Area plaintiff’s attorney Christopher Andreas never returned to…
Hinshaw reports this case: Ellis J. Burnett v. Daryl M. South, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 4497729 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2007)
"Tennessee Appeals Court Concludes Criminal Defendant Client May Bring Legal Malpractice Action Before Seeking or Receiving Post-Conviction Relief . The court held that a criminal defendant who wished to sue his attorney for legal malpractice following a…
This case illustrates the difference between legal malpractice claims and overbilling claims. Ironicly, the defendant law firm concerntrates [specializes?] in legal malpractice litigation.
Gamiel v Curtis & Riess-Curtis, P.C. ,2007 NY Slip Op 07341 ,Decided on October 4, 2007
Appellate Division, First Department
"Plaintiff’s affidavit was conclusory (see Murray Hill Invs. v Parker Chapin…
This report from Law.Com tells the story of an international quest for payment on a divorce attorney fee, as well as the underlying monies due from a rich husband to the wife and an attorney.
"Lawyers whose clients refuse to pay their fees routinely file lawsuits and win judgments against them. But attorney Ellen Marshall’s…
