Legal Malpractice Lawyer

Malpractice or mismanagement can occur in various fields of profession such as in the cases against medical practitioners. People would naturally want to take legal action and file a suit against the person accused with the help of a legal representative or a lawyer. Often enough, we would rely on lawyers to sort through the legality jumble and mete out justice for us, ordinary individuals who cannot personally do so in court. But what if the attorney that you have depended on, is the one guilty of the crime of negligence? There mere thought of suing your own lawyer can be quite ridiculous and amusing to some, but the proliferation of cases of negligence against legal practitioner have certainly led to the existence of a legal malpractice lawyer.

Legal malpractice occurs in all aspects in the domain of law, which can take on a number of forms such as gross negligence, negligence per se, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, deceit and deception committed by a practicing lawyer. A client might also invariably suffer due to his lawyer’s conflict of interest, failure to supplement discovery and inability to assign proper witnesses for the case. However, the most common malpractice recorded nowadays would be in drafting of legal documents, a highly common occurrence that have reached an alarming rate .

If you believe you are an injured party of such above stated negligence, it would be prudent to act on it as soon as possible, or within a reasonable time period relevant to the perpetration of the malpractice. Finding a legal malpractice lawyer can be a tricky and difficult task since most lawyers would not relish the idea of filing a case against their own colleagues, not much less different to the refusal of medical doctors to be a witness to a medical malpractice case. However, it is comforting to know that ordinary individuals are actually protected by the law against personal preference of lawyers that would not validate his rejection of tendered employment, as mandated in their ethical and legal responsibility to their clients.

A legal malpractice lawyer should be able to put aside his sentiments and prioritize the interest of his client. After a thorough assessment and concluding that there is clearly an evident case of legal negligence, a legal malpractice lawyer is faced with a rather daunting task of proving that a legal malpractice was really committed against his client. More often, a legal malpractice lawyer would agree to a contingency fee, which is usually 40 to 50 percent of the total settlement payment the client would receive. Such cases are particularly hard to prove, hence most of the time it will be tried in court rather an ordinary out of court settlement. The statute of limitation for such case, or the time limit for the filing of a legal malpractice complaint is usually within one year.  So it would be advisable for you to get a competent legal practice lawyer without delay.