There aren’t many lawyers in Georgia who will accept a case against another lawyer. We pride ourselves in offering a thorough investigation, even if it is a claim against another lawyer.
Legal malpractice is the term for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, or breach of contract by a lawyer while providing legal services that causes harm to a client.
A common example of legal malpractice is when a lawyer misses a deadline for filing a paper with the court or serving a paper on another party, where that error is fatal to the client’s case or causes the client to spend more money to resolve the case.
Lawyers commit legal malpractice when missing one of the many statutes of limitations, which causes harm to the client, failing to respond to a dispositive motion or pleading, causing financial loss or other damages to the client, failing to notify the client in certain situations, disclosing harmful information about the client, proceeding with a claim where the lawyer does not possess the necessary knowledge or experience to properly handle the case, neglect, misrepresentations, dishonesty, misuse of client funds, commingling funds, overcharging, failing to notify the client of important developments, failing to prepare for court and other litigation requirements, making false statements in advertising, making guarantees prohibited by the rules, lying to the court, concealing evidence, knowingly pursuing a frivolous lawsuit, failing to investigate properly and timely, ignoring a conflict of interest, unethical behavior, and in certain cases, failing to advise on legal options, and other acts which fail to comply with the standard of care expected of a reasonably competent attorney, resulting in harm or damages to the client.
