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In addition to legal duties, lawyers owe fiduciary duties to their clients. Those fiduciary duties are the duties of (1) complete candor or honesty with the client (and others, where required!); [...]

How the Georgia State Bar Discipline Process Works The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct govern the ethical conduct of attorneys and their staff. Georgia has adopted most, but not all, of the [...]

Douglas Chandler grew up in the Northwest corner of Georgia in LaFayette, Walker County. Upon graduation from Auburn University he was commissioned as a reserve officer in the United States Navy. [...]

Avoiding the establishment of an implied attorney-client relationship.

I attended the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) annual conference last [...]

It's easy to say, but put clients (past and present) ahead of revenue to stay out of trouble.

In 2011, the GA State Bar changed

On April 15, 2015, Douglas Chandler and Bret Moore of Chandler & Moore Law LLC presented to attorneys and staff members of the Gwinnett Pro Bono Project. Their presentation, entitled [...]

Everything is going along smoothly at your law firm. Your clients are generally happy, and new clients are contacting you for help with their legal matters. If you could only please that one [...]

Understand the cost before borrowing against a potential lawsuit recovery.

For someone severely injured by another's negligence, finances can often get very tight. The [...]

Close the deal today and don't leave decisions on the table—especially when dealing with less experienced opposing counsel or pro se litigants.

When I was in law [...]

Chandler represents clients in attorney discipline, professional malpractice and personal injury matters.

Atlanta, GA - February 20, 2015 -- [...]