From the “Profile of Legal
Malpractice Claims: 1996-1999",
a study released by the American
Bar Association Standing Committee
on Lawyers' Professional Liability… |
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A
few areas of law see the most claims
against lawyers |
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More than 50
percent of the claims made against
lawyers in the 1999 study were in
the areas of Personal Injury-Plaintiff,
Real Estate and Family Law. |
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Small firms are at great
risk |
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Nearly 75 percent
of claims made against lawyers in
the 1999 study were against solo
practitioners and firms with 2 –
5 attorneys. |
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When
the economy is down, claims against
lawyers are up
The economy in states and regions
appears to affect the numbers of
claims against lawyers in those
areas. There seems to be an increase
in both the number and nature of
claims against lawyers in the years
following a recession. |
