Legal malpractice lawyers are some people’s favorite kinds of lawyers – they are lawyers that sue lawyers. Hooray! There are so many lawyers that they actually taking it out on each other now. But seriously, legal malpractice attorneys help clients of lawyers who have been taken advantaged of. These lawyers that can be sued by a legal malpractice attorney can be anything from a tax lawyer to a malpractice insurance attorney.
What Can You Sue Your Ex-Lawyer For?
There are many reasons you can sue your ex-lawyer and have a good chance at winning a case with the help of your legal malpractice attorney. For example, your lawyer is the one responsible for getting all paperwork done before the statue of limitations expires. He or she also shouldn’t charge you into preparing for a long case only to discover that the statue of limitations expired ages ago. Charging outrageous fees is also another reason you can sue.
Other reasons include your lawyer breaking the confidentiality that is supposed to exist between a client and attorney. Another is abusing the attorney-client relationship to ask for sexual or any other kind of favor. Your lawyer shouldn’t blab about your case to the press, especially if the case hasn’t gone to court yet! You can also sue if the lawyer messed up doing a simple real estate title transaction.
What Your New Lawyer Has To Prove
Many people shy away from seeking the help of a legal malpractice attorney because it involves all of the time and paperwork that goes into any court case. Since you’ve just probably sat through one case, you probably aren’t eager to put yourself through that ordeal again. But your might not have to go to court, depending on the details of your case. You never know until you and your legal malpractice attorney try.
First, you have to prove that you were a client of your ex-lawyer. Then, you have to prove that it was the ex-lawyer who did the harm to you. For example, if your ex-lawyer breeched a contract, you need to supply a copy of that original contract (at least). You also may need to prove that you were harmed as a direct result of your ex-lawyer’s actions.
A lawyer can also be sued for making false promises or lying. “Sure – I’ll get you off the hook if you pay me this much. I promise!” Meanwhile, in jail, you can get a good case going with the help of your legal malpractice attorney.
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
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I have been involve in a civil litigation in witch my family and I are victims of corporate fraud
My lawyer made may promises.
I have proof of corporate fraud in a franchise purchase.
to make this franchise purchase I use:
A lawyer
An accountant
A real estate agent
large franchise company
my Bank that I was with for 30 plus year set up the SBL.
purchased from a corporation
nun of these professionals looked at the books of this company that I purchased
-duty of care?
Then the first lawyer I hired ended contact with me until his company notified me that they were representing the bank to take me to court.
Second lawyer started looking into this $1200.00 later advised me that they did not want the case as there are no cases against banks.
I received permission to represent myself. Then I hear from a lawyer that agrees to work on my case with conditions.
The third lawyer said he would take the case if we would drop the bank from the case. then he has dragged this out to the point we received a 90 day warning from the courts and we have paid $2500 for discoveries which I don’t believe ever happened.
This lawyer has been advising me to drop defendants to make this easier to get an out of court settlement.
My lawyer had me sign a settlement agreement to get access to disclosure information that I should have received before purchasing the store(Arther Wishart Act). This franchise was fined in 2002 for acting in bad faith in not providing proper disclosure.
Now I am being ask to pay the court cost of the defendant that committed corporate fraud.
I am filling an appeal right now as my lawyer did not show up to the last court appearance as he would only do so at a price to end my case and he told the defendant’s lawyer that I don’t have a case.(I have proof of corporate fraud)
I have may email with this lawyer over this two year period that I believe show his negligence.
I believe that the bank may have influenced the lawyers.
I am trying to represent my self.
It appears that white collar crime in Canada really does pay as it is acceptable to our legal professionals, that allow it to take place.
Could your company help?
Bill