Legal Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
Top Three recent recoveries
1. $3.4 million summary judgment award for client whose attorney failed to renew judgment.
2. $2 million for a client whose attorney missed the filing deadline for his brain injury case.
3. $(Confidential) for a client whose attorney failed to hire a business evaluation expert in a divorce case.
What is Legal Malpractice?
Elements of Legal Malpractice:
Allyn v. McDonald, 112 Nev. 68, 72, 910 P.2d 263, 266 (1996) (quoting Semenza v. Nevada Med. Liability Ins. Co., 104 Nev. 666, 667-68, 765 P.2d 184, 185 (1988))
As outlined by the Nevada Supreme Court in the case of Kahn v. Morse & Mowbray, 117 P.3d 227 (Nev. 2005), the elements of legal malpractice in Nevada are:
- The existence of an attorney-client relationship;
- A duty owed to the client by the attorney;
- A breach of that duty; and
- The breach is the actual and proximate cause of the client’s damages.
Common Cases We Handle:
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Failure to Appear in Court
- Failure to Communicate with Client
- Failure to Hire Experts
- Incompetence/Lack of Experience
- Lack of Due Diligence
- Misappropriation of Client Funds
- Missed Deadlines
- Missed Statute of Limitations
What Are Some Ways An Attorney May Commit Actionable Malpractice?
- when an attorney fails to file your case before the statute of limitations runs (this is when an attorney “blows the statute”);
- when an attorney misses deadlines, such as an appeal deadline, amending pleadings deadline, expert witness designation deadline, or a deadline to oppose a motion;
- when an attorney doesn’t know the law, or misapplies the law;
- when an attorney files in the wrong courthouse;
- when an attorney settles or refuses to settle your case without your input or consent;
- when an attorney fails to follow your specific instructions; or
- when an attorney commits fraud or steals your property or money.
Why Is It Difficult To Find An Attorney Who Will Take Your Legal Malpractice Case?
How Long To I Have To Sue My Attorney?
What Is Your Attorney Malpractice Case Worth?
Contact Relief Lawyers for Legal Malpractice Consultation
Contact the attorneys at Legal Malpractice Relief Lawyers regarding your possible malpractice lawsuit to provide you with a consultation on all potential attorney malpractice matters. Make an appointment to stop by and talk to us about your case.