Its in New Jersey this month. Details.

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.

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.

Here is a well written basic article on legal malpractice and how to find an attorney. Details.

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.

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. Schwartz, 2005-07040, (Index No. 36835/04) , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY Slip Op 1458; In the aftermath of a messy probate and estate situation, with deeds and other transfers after the probate, defendant succeeded on appeal with his 3211(a)(7) motion to dismiss, based on documentary evidence of lack of privity, and lack of negligence.
RLS ASSOCIATES, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC, Defendant.
3.01 Civ. 1290 (CSH)UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Not exactly a legal malpractice case, but one which discusses the obligation of counsel in appeals, and who is the attorney. Guess? This will lead to a legal malpractice case one year from now.

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 prosecution under Judiciary Law 476-a by the Attorney General. Its all on the front page of the New York Law Journal today

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.