California Legal Malpractice Lawyers

If your civil case has suffered as the result of an incompetent personal injury attorney in California, you should contact the Law Firm of Joseph H. Low, IV immediately. Our accomplished legal malpractice attorneys have the experience and knowledge that are required to represent clients against negligent attorneys. Mr. Low is a lawyer who is well respected throughout California by his colleagues and clients due to his extensive legal experience, and is known as a tough courtroom attorney. If you believe that your have been the victim of attorney malpractice by your previous personal injury attorney in California, contact Joseph Low for a free consultation right away.

In the most general sense, malpractice can be defined as "improper conduct." Legal malpractice can be defined as "the delivery of substandard or poor quality care by an attorney to his or her client." There is a difference between an attorney providing substandard care and an attorney losing a case. If a lawyer performs his or her duties and is unable to achieve a successful case outcome that is not an example of legal malpractice.

When a case is represented by a lawyer who does not respect the needs of his or her client by offering less than average service the plaintiff may suffer from an enormous financial loss, in both attorney's fees and the lack of settlement monies. Some examples of legal malpractice include:

• Failing to file important court documents
• Mishandling funds
• Not providing a legitimate fee agreement
• Conflict of interest
• Failing to inform the client of large expenses that had not been discussed or agreed upon
• Not acknowledging court orders
• Settling a case without the client's permission
• Settling a case too quickly and for less than an adequate amount, in order to receive attorney's fees
• Not filing a claim within the time allotted for the statute of limitations

In order for a plaintiff to recover monetary compensation for lawyer malpractice, your legal malpractice or negligence attorney will have to prove that your former attorney committed malpractice and were it not for your former attorney's malpractice the case outcome would have been successful.

Many times an expert is consulted to assist in determining if a client has been wronged by legal malpractice. In this situation an expert who specializes in a related field will review the actions taken by the attorney during the attorney-client relationship, and give his or her view as to whether or not the attorney met the standard of care by providing quality legal services.

If your personal injury lawyer has committed any of the above mentioned forms of legal malpractice or any other type of malpractice or negligence which are detrimental to your case you should contact the Law Firm of Joseph H. Low, IV today for a free consultation. With the representation of an experienced legal malpractice lawyer, you may be able to recover compensation for your losses. Like all other types of cases, there is a statute of limitations in regards to legal malpractice claims, which makes it very important that you speak with a lawyer immediately.

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