Legal Malpractice Claims
In order to maintain a cause of action for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish that a person acting as their attorney provided negligent representation and such negligent representation caused them injury. It is not enough to merely show that a lawyer failed to act in the most efficient and prudent manner possible. Moreover, showing negligence is not enough by itself.
In addition to demonstrating that an attorney failed to act within reasonable standards of their profession, a plaintiff must demonstrate that they would have prevailed in their cause of action if it were not for their attorney's negligence.
In some cases, such as theft or fraud, proving a claim and establishing damages may be somewhat straightforward. However, most cases involving allegations of legal malpractice are more complex. For example, imagine a case in which a plaintiff is awarded $20,000 by a jury when the plaintiff should have received a much larger award. Was the low verdict the result of legal negligence, jury error, prejudicial jury instructions by the court or another factor?
If you are an individual or an attorney involved in a legal malpractice lawsuit, the first thing to do is contact an experienced legal malpractice attorney. Our attorneys represent individual plaintiffs as well as attorneys in legal malpractice litigation and disputes over attorneys' fees. Our broad-based experience as counsel for plaintiffs and defendants enables us to quickly analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a particular claim and anticipate the strategy of opposing counsel.
To contact an attorney at our firm about legal malpractice or a fee dispute, please contact our law office in Oakbrook Terrace or Chicago, Illinois. For assistance, call (877) 990-4990 or contact us by e-mail.
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