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Receiving a grievance from the State Bar is not a pleasant experience for anyone.  Your initial response may be disbelief: “this is ridiculous, I didn’t do that!”; anger: “what an ungrateful [...]

The results of the November 2024 elections for members of the U.S. Congress, the Presidency, and State and Local officials, combined with the current composition of the Supreme Court, has made [...]

The last thing we want to receive around the Holidays or after the New Year’s celebrations end is a Bar Grievance. Fortunately over the past several weeks, we have been able to tell our [...]

Managing your clients and firm is more than a full time job, and things seem to get more hectic every month as your client list grows and the year’s end approaches. While you’re busy running the [...]

As an attorney and mediator who specializes in professional liability cases and issues affecting lawyers and their firms, I’ve learned that while the fact patterns and circumstances of every case [...]

In every client engagement and resulting matter, a lot is riding on credibility-credibility with your counsel, the jury and the tribunal. It’s the main way that a jury and tribunal evaluate [...]

Imagine discovering thousands of dollars that belong to you, only to be told you can’t have it. This frustrating scenario became a reality for a woman named Dale Benerofe, a Georgia [...]

Imagine this: You’re in your twenties, just starting your career. You fill out a form at work, naming your live-in significant other as the beneficiary of your retirement account. You start [...]

Who Needs Coverage & What Questions Should I Expect Over the past two weeks, I have had conversations about lawyer’s professional liability insurance and the need for it with several new [...]

Welcome back to our discussion on securing a comfortable retirement! In the first part of this series, we explored essential steps including estate planning, preparing for long-term care, and [...]