What types of legal malpractice cases has the firm recently handled?
Morris & Widman, P.A. have handled a broad range of legal malpractice cases. Legal malpractice can and does occur in just about every area of the law. The firm has evaluated and handled legal malpractice cases involving issues of complex business and tax transactions, real estate, divorce, injury claims, estate planning, and litigation. These claims frequently involve instances of attorney negligence, professional misconduct, unethical behavior, and even theft. 5. How is legal malpractice most commonly committed by a lawyer? There are common scenarios that give rise to legal malpractice claims. Here are the top 10: x. The failure of senior lawyers to adequately mentor and supervise new associates on complex matters. ix. Theft, fraud, self-dealing, or engaging in a business relationship with a client to the client’s disadvantage. viii. The failure to carry out the client’s expressed intent through errors in the drafting of legal documents or through the reliance on invalid propositions
