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The best football teams lose games, and the best attorneys lose cases. But if a football team isn’t ready for a game or doesn’t play to its full potential, fans have a right to be upset. Likewise, if an attorney isn’t prepared for a case or doesn’t put everything into that case, a legal malpractice action may be an option for a client. Such claims are possible in various fields, such as real estate, personal injury, commercial litigation, corporate law, etc.
Legal malpractice is not just about winning or losing or even about being ready or not ready. Legal malpractice is personal. When clients seek legal help, they expect (and are entitled to) high attention and care. The attorney-client relationship is built on confidentiality and trust, expecting lawyers to perform their duties with dedication and integrity. In other words, legal malpractice violates a sacred trust. However, proving legal malpractice can be challenging. The complexity of legal proceedings, combined with the need to establish both fault and damages, makes these cases particularly intricate, especially in California.
At the Law Offices of Eslamboly Hakim, our 20 years of experience and aggressive litigation approach position us to effectively handle legal malpractice cases. Our experienced legal malpractice attorneys understand the significant impact that legal malpractice can have on your life. So, we are committed to pursuing justice on your behalf. We are dedicated to thoroughly investigating your case and holding negligent lawyers accountable. We also offer a free consultation to discuss your situation and explore your options.
Professional malpractice is basically a breach of a fiduciary duty. This duty requires lawyers, accountants, doctors, and all other professionals to set aside work-life balance, making money, and all other important priorities, and only do what is best for their patients or clients. A breach of duty is failing to adhere to the standard of care. This failure must cause tangible loss, such as the loss of liberty or money. During a case evaluation, a Los Angeles legal malpractice lawyer often looks for malpractice clues, such as:
Missed deadlines
Financial damages
Conflicts of interest
Failure to appear
Unlicensed Attorney
Fraud
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Usually, these clues do not conclusively establish malpractice. However, Legal Malpractice Attorneys must definitely dig deeper. Missed deadlines are a good example.
Everyone, including lawyers, makes mistakes. These mistakes include placing events on the wrong day, such as response deadlines. However, in a legal malpractice claim, the “everyone makes mistakes” defense does not hold up in court, usually because of the aforementioned fiduciary duty. Attorneys have a small margin for error in such areas.
Miscalculating a deadline is an even stronger indication of malpractice. If Michael believes he has twenty days to respond to a filing when he only has ten days, that failure indicates Micahel is not prepared or qualified to handle the case.
The aftermath matters as well. Malpractice clues are rarely fatal to a case by themselves, especially if the lawyer acknowledges the mistake and makes things right. Lawyers who clean up their own messes usually are not negligent in the eyes of the law.
Sometimes, however, a mistake is malpractice as a matter of law. When unlicensed lawyers make mistakes, they are usually negligent, regardless of the amount of experience or cleanup efforts the person made. Note that most lawyers are only licensed for limited purposes. A California lawyer cannot appear in an Arizona court or imply that s/he is licensed to practice in Arizona.
Attorney malpractice clients have already been victimized once. They need to know and deserve to know that a Los Angeles legal malpractice attorney will not do the same thing.
At the Law Offices of Eslamboly Hakim, our Legal Malpractice Attorneys have the experience, dedication, and accessibility to handle even the most complex malpractice matters.
Our experience, which we mentioned above, is not just limited to years of experience. A losing basketball team that returns all five starters is an experienced losing team. We have a track record of success. Our Legal Malpractice Attorneys in San Bernardino are also dedicated to victims’ rights, be they personal injury or malpractice victims. Finally, our team is available to address any questions, concerns, or comments you have.
If you believe you’ve been a legal or medical malpractice victim, don’t hesitate to contact the California Legal Malpractice Attorneys at the Law Offices of Eslamboly Hakim for a free consultation. We are here to listen to your concerns, review your case, and offer solid legal advice. Contact us today to schedule your no-obligation consultation and take the first step towards seeking justice.
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