Legal Malpractice Blog

Justices Rule that Accounting Malpractice Victim Failed to Prove Causation  
In most states there are five essential elements of an accounting malpractice (professional negligence) claim. To be successful in your case against an accountant, you must prove:
 
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A Texas lawyer is learning the hard way what just a missed deadline can mean… a deadline missed by a mere 41 minutes! Because their lawyer was just a few minutes late in accepting a $250,000 settlement offer, a trucking company says they are now on the hook for a $7 million judgment. They...

Many lawyers seem to be disorganized. Some of the smartest lawyers we know can’t seem to get things done until the last minute and have offices that look like a crime scene. A messy office may turn off clients but isn’t necessarily bad. Waiting to the last second to meet deadlines is a...

Lawyers make mistakes. All professionals do. Whether you are a doctor, accountant, engineer or lawyer, at some point in your career you will make a mistake.
Dropping the ball and missing a deadline, giving bad advice or making some other mistake probably isn’t a bar violation but it is...

Louis Arnold is a Philadelphia personal injury lawyer. Like many small professional practices, Arnold concentrated on helping clients and left the finances to a bookkeeper.
For years, Arnold relied on a bookkeeper to pay taxes, collect money, and make sure the bills were paid. Way back in...