Legal Malpractice Law In A Nutshell

The initial chapters focus on key legal principles such as professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud, the role of experts in malpractice litigation, important defenses, and the rules governing damages and fee forfeiture. Later chapters explore issues of great practical significance, including the vicarious liability law firms, common malpractice problems such as conflict of interest, strategies for reducing errors and claims, and the role and limits of malpractice insurance.