The NYLJ reports "An attorney who violates the state’s official Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) by failing to obtain a written retainer agreement or letter of engagement from a client in a nonmatrimonial case can still recover fees, an appeals court held last week in a ruling of first impression.

An unanimous panel of the…

From Law.com 

"Beginning in the fall of 2004, partners in Dallas-based Jenkens & Gilchrist who left the firm also left behind their capital contributions, which in some cases totaled hundreds of thousands of dollars, due to the firm’s "contingent liabilities. The former Jenkens partners who left their cash behind may never see a penny…

Medical malpractice trial lost with $217 Million verdict, which could have been settled within policy limits for $ 4 million leads to a legal malpractice by doctor versus attorney. This article tells us:

"Among the claims against their former lawyers was the fact their lawyers turned down settlement offers of $1,000,000.00 for one doctor and…

This article from the venerable Madison County Record reports that the Lakin Law Firm, which is a defendant in a big legal malpractice case arising from structured settlement loses, may now face loss of coverage.

"Lakin Law Firm founder Tom Lakin has sworn in a civil suit that he saw no liability on his part…

The Appellate Division has ruled that plaintiff bank has lost its attorney-client privilege with subsequent attorneys over the securities gone bad legal malpractice case against Chadbourne & Parke. 

"Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara R. Kapnick, J.), entered November 23, 2005, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, declared that…

Justice March Friedman ruled last week that Wilson Elser must disgorge $ 3 Million + fees based upon a  breach of fiduciary duty, and faces $100 in legal malpractice damages as the case progresses.  The story goes on:

"Insurance defense giant Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker has been ordered to disgorge millions of dollars…

Plaintiff attorney sued defendant client for legal fees and client counterclaimed for legal malpractice.  At trial plaintiff attorney lost and client won a verdict of $ 31,000 for legal malpractice.  The AD1 found that neither the fee case nor the malpractice case were proven. The malpractice case failed because although a conflict of interest was demonstrated,…

This article is about medical malpractice, but it applies to legal malpractice. Examples?  When is a tax legal malpratice case complete?  is it on the day of the mistake, on the day of the filing, on the last date which a return may be filed, or when the IRS determines there was a mistake?

"Duty…