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In every case, a lot is riding on credibility. It’s the main way that a jury evaluates testimony of witnesses and parties. And credibility, like reputation, takes a long time to build, but [...]

Lawyers are fond of limiting their own liability. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Consider the following scenario. Lawyer sends a cover letter to Client at the end of the case. It says, [...]

The following article is a guest post by George Fox, of Fox+Mattson, published with permission, and the approval and editing of Chandler Law. If someone dared you, would you close your eyes for [...]

As lawyers, we try very hard to manage our firms, minimize risk, and avoid problems with our practice.  In doing so, we go above and beyond to do the best job possible for our clients.  We try to [...]

Rule 1.5 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct mandates that the fees collected by a lawyer must be “reasonable.” The reasoning for this seems obvious. However, Rule 1.5 also [...]

On March 30, 2017, Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law will once again co-chair the Professional Liability Section of the State Bar of Georgia’s “Not Your Typical CLE” [...]

Just because a lawyer did something wrong does not mean that there is a viable legal malpractice claim. If the alleged legal malpractice arose out of other litigation, then the plaintiff must [...]

Does a client have a duty to read the document they are signing? Consider the following hypothetical. A lawyer represents a party in a divorce case. The parties reach a settlement, which is [...]

On February 16, 2017, Aubrey Smith and Ben Parks of Southern Lawyers Insurance Program spoke at the second Chandler Law Breakfast of Champions seminar. The breakfast seminar was hosted by [...]

In our recent post about maintaining client relationships, we discussed why and how co-counsel could “steal” your client. But there is another way to protect yourself when working for [...]