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Relationships between lawyers and clients are governed by the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. Lawyers must always be wary of conflicts—knowing when and where they appear, and how to [...]

Lawyers owe fiduciary duties to their clients on top of their legal duties. These duties are (1) complete candor or honesty with the client (and others, where required!); (2) the utmost loyalty [...]

Retention policies and maintaining client files is one of the more common questions that local Bar association members ask during Chandler Law’s Legal Ethics and Professional Liability [...]

Lawyers have an ethical obligation to their clients to provide advice in the client’s best interests. This is codified, in part, in Rule 2.1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. [...]

Malpractice cases hinge upon the lawyer doing something incorrectly, or failing to do something that they should have done, and a resulting damage that flowed from that negligent act. We get [...]

Stress inherent in the legal profession is difficult to deal with for all lawyers. With Chandler Law’s focus on professional liability and State Bar ethics and disciplinary matters, we have [...]

Cybersecurity and Legal Malpractice Prevention 1 Professionalism, 1 Ethics, 2  General 4 Total CLE Hours Douglas Chandler, a Legal Malpractice attorney with Chandler Law, and David Moon, a Legal [...]

We often get asked to speak at CLE seminars on the topics of Risk Management, Legal Ethics, and Professional Liability. One of the more interactive parts of our presentation is our list of Top 10 [...]

Managing non-lawyer employees is a critical task that lawyers often overlook. Unfortunately, overlooking such a critical task leads to malpractice complaints and Bar grievances all too often. [...]

Billing is a task most lawyers hate, but it’s the way that we all get paid. The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct require that attorney’s fees—money earned by lawyers—to be [...]