Divorce lawyers have a tough job. They are basically trying to make the best out of the worst situations. Of course, sometimes lawyers drop the ball and make a professional mistake. Sometimes the [...]
Under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.8, certain kinds of transactions with clients are prohibited to lawyers. One of those, generally speaking, is providing financial [...]
Most people never have more than one personal injury case. So, they don’t really know what is acceptable behavior for a law firm. Or, what a lawyer is supposed to do for them in the [...]
Susan comes to Lawyer’s office looking for help in establishing an estate plan. Lawyer agrees to draft her will and trust documents. But Susan also wants Lawyer to serve as the executor of [...]
Like most professions, lawyers change firms regularly. But because lawyers owe ethical duties to their clients, there’s much more to leaving than just moving out personal belongings. [...]
Communication with a client is probably the most important aspect of the attorney-client relationship. But lawyers often forget that communication about their clients may become discoverable in a [...]
On June 7, 2016, mediator Gino Brogdon of Henning Mediation and Arbitration Services spoke at the inaugural Chandler Law Breakfast of Champions CLE. The breakfast seminar was hosted by Elizabeth [...]
We’ve been discussing malpractice insurance for lawyers lately, which brings up the question, what policy provisions can you, as an insured lawyer, expect to see in your malpractice [...]
Although there is no regulatory reporting requirement, some insurance industry experts estimate that up to 25% of Georgia lawyers do not have legal malpractice insurance. We’ve already [...]
In our last article, we discussed the importance of all lawyers buying sufficient malpractice (sometimes called “errors & omissions”) insurance coverage, and why it is important [...]
