Here is a story about an attorney who awaits a big HUD contract to manage foreclosed houses, with potential income of $500,000 per week. It takes place in Brooklyn Heights — Ohio, not NY. Details.
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Poland Springs and What Legal Malpractice Means in Maine
Here is a story about Poland Springs, local bottlers, class action attorneys, big $$ litigation in Maine, and attorney v. attorney in legal malpractice. Poland Springs has been around a long time in Maine, is a big player, and local bottlers, like my uncles in Portland have long been under its sway. Details of the…
Ross, Dixon & Bell Legal Malpractice Update
Here is a survey of legal malpractice cases, some of them about a year or two old, from across the country, rounded up by Ross, Dixon & Bell, which appears to be a nationwide law firm. Survey.
Univ Texas Law School Review Note on Legal Malpractice
Assign claims in Legal Malpractice? Here is a Law Review Note from University of Texas Law School on that issue. Details.
NJ Legal Malpractice Seminar
Its in New Jersey this month. Details.
County Attorney accused of Legal Malpractice
Fayette County, PA attorney Mark Morrison was terminated from his position after a legal malpractice suit was filed against him. He denies that anything wrong was done. Details.
Tuscon Lawmakers accuse State Attorney General of Legal Malpractice
In the setting of a new english-language school law, the State attorney general of Arizona has been accused by local lawmakers of legal malpractice. Details.
A helpful Basic Article on Legal Malpractice
Here is a well written basic article on legal malpractice and how to find an attorney. Details.
Meta Data and Legal Malpractice
Ben Cowgill asks the legal malpractice question [is it legal malpractice if a lawyer…?] in his Legal Ethics Blog. Is it legal malpractice if a lawyer sends documents to others, which may be mined for meta data? Details on this issue which will become more and more prevalent as we go digital. Details.
Legal Malpractice Cases from 2-27-06 to 3-07-06
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. …