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New Rules of Professional Conduct

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

Chicago legal malpractice lawyer, Elliot Schiff discusses new Rules of Professional Conduct that have been adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court, effective January 2010.

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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Mortgage Industry & Legal Malpractice Claims

Thursday, July 16, 2009 by Phillips P. O'Shaughnessy

Mr. Phillips P. O’Shaughnessy, a legal malpractice attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and the West Palm Beach area, discusses legal malpractice and the mortgage industry.  Mortgage industry transactional lawyers at increasing risk of liability to the lenders they represented.  Attorneys who handled the ... Read More

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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Could an attorney be liable to a third party?

Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

Chicago legal malpractice lawyer, Elliot Schiff discusses how in general, an attorney can be liable for professional negligence only to clients or the intended beneficiaries of the attorney's legal work (such as the intended beneficiaries of a will drafted by the attorney).

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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Legal Malpractice Claims From Foreclosures - Failure to Document in the Mortgage Industry

Friday, April 10, 2009 by Phillips P. O'Shaughnessy

A Legal Malpractice lawyer in the West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Broward County and South Florida area can assist clients with problems with “failure to document cases.”  Mortgage troubles may morph into malpractice claims on behalf of the foreclosing bank. Legal... Read More

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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Allowable Recovery in a Legal Malpractice Case

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

Legal malpractice attorney Chicago Illinois, Elliot Schiff discusses allowable recovery in a legal malpractice case and how the client must not merely demonstrate what the result should have been, but also must establish the am... Read More
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Topic: Legal Malpractice

The Rules for Proving Actual Damages in Legal Malpractice

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

Chicago Illinois legal malpractice lawyer, Elliot Schiff discusses how proving actual damages in a legal malpractice case is a two-part problem. ... Read More
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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Actual Damages Interplay with the Statute of Limitation and Statute of Repose

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

As a Chicago Illinois legal malpractice law firm, causes of action accrue when a client “reasonably should have known of the injury for which damages are sought.” ... Read More
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Topic: Legal Malpractice

Legal Malpractice - Prematurity of Actual Damages

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

Legal malpractice lawsuits are premature and subject to dismissal where actual damages have not occurred.  As a Chicago Illinois legal malpractice lawyer, if a client still has a viable claim, the legal malpractice lawsuit is not yet ripe. ... Read More
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Topic: Legal Malpractice

The Rules Governing Actual Damages in Legal Malpractice

Thursday, February 5, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

It is well understood that a cause of action for legal malpractice requires not merely proving the act or omission of the client’s former counsel but also establishing proximate cause often referred to as proving a “case within a case.”  Proximate cause asks the question: absent the attorney’s negligence what should the result have been.  Since damages are no presumed in a legal malpractice... Read More
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Topic: Legal Malpractice

What are some particular kinds of attorney negligence?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Elliot R. Schiff

As a Chicago legal malpractice lawyer, an attorney may be liable for loss or injury sustained by a client due to the attorney's negligence in initiating and conducting litigation; permitting a statutory time limitation to run against a client's claim; failing to take the proper steps, or taking the wrong steps, to protect a client's right of appeal or review; or, failing to present the proper evidence in a criminal defens... Read More

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Topic: Legal Malpractice
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