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People rely on the professionals they hire to help them face some of the most challenging and difficult times in their lives. Attorneys, as licensed professionals, have strict standards of [...]

Regulation of attorney conduct is a critical function of state bar rules and ethical codes, and helps to direct appropriate conduct when real-life situations get complicated. Perhaps the most [...]

On August 28, 2015, Douglas Chandler of Chandler Law was invited by seminar Co-Chairs Gary P. Graham, of Stern & Edlin, and Paul Johnson and Scot Kraeuter,of Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, to [...]

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!); [...]

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 [...]