Avery v. Sirlin, 2004-09285, (Index No. 3764/97) , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY Slip Op 1447; Both sides lose summary judgment based upon questions of fact on cooperation between attorney and client, and question on merit of an appeal, which apparently was not perfected.

2. Goldfarb v. …

What was he thinking? He graduated from Hofstra in ’99. He started a successful immigration practice in Bay Shore. He forgot to become admitted to the bar in the meanwhile. Now he defaulted in a legal malpractice case by two former “clients.” He must pay $ 500 a week forever to these “clients”, and faces…

Anthony E. Davis, columnist on Professional Responsibility for the New York Law Journal and attorney for Hinshaw & Culbertson writes a very interesting article today, on the use of retention, non-retention and closing letters, all in aid of avoiding legal malpractice.

Here is a report of a Legal Malpractice case which wended its way to the highest court in Kentucky. Of interest is their discussion of the “judgment” rule and the use of experts at trial.

More a rant than a revalation, here is one plaintiff’s take on finding an legal malpractice attorney. Details.

Plaintiff was arrested, and his attorney tried to bail him out of jail while awaiting trial. Central to the question of whether he was permitted bail was whether Plaintiff was on probation, or the probation had terminated. After the case was finished, it seems that probation had already expired, yet no one knew. Malpractice follows…

Well, not actually the Star Chamber, that English invention of secrecy. However, this Seattle Times report does include a discussion of sealed cases including those of legal malpractice. Details.

This Nebraska Appellate Decision is interesting for several reasons. One is that the legal malpractice case is dismissed on a UCC analysis, the second is that the practice of testimony on habits and “usual” conduct is explained, and the third is that there is a discussion of “mitigation” of damages.