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Willy Gallant's blog ::Visual literacy in the 21st century: Important for lawyers, more so for their clients






Willy Gallant's blog ::Visual literacy in the 21st century: Important for lawyers, more so for their clients










You               know               that               you               hire               a               lawyer               when               you               want               to               sue               someone,               but               what               if               he               botches               the               case?

Can               you               sue               your               lawyer               for               malpractice               when               he               screws               up?

It               isn't               too               far               outside               the               realm               of               possibility               that               your               lawyer               will               cost               you               your               case,               but               in               some               instances,               you               won't               have               much               recourse.

Suing               your               lawyer               for               malpractice               is               a               risky               venture,               even               if               you               do               have               the               ability.

You               are               usually               well-advised               to               handle               the               matter               a               different               way,               especially               since               the               ABA               isn't               usually               much               help.

The               problem               is               that               many               people               don't               do               enough               research               when               hiring               a               lawyer               in               the               first               place.

Just               because               an               attorney               has               ten               years               of               experience               in               corporate               law               doesn't               mean               that               he's               any               good               at               it.

In               fact,               longevity               in               practice               isn't               any               indication               at               all               of               a               lawyer's               abilities.

You're               better               off               looking               at               his               or               her               track               record               in               the               courtroom.

For               example,               a               woman               in               New               Jersey               was               shocked               about               five               years               ago               when               she               learned,               after               losing               her               child               custody               case,               that               her               attorney               had               never               been               in               a               courtroom               before.

His               law               firm               had               been               open               for               more               than               fifteen               years,               but               none               of               his               cases               had               ever               made               it               past               the               filing               stage.

This               is               a               big               risk               to               take               when               winning               means               the               difference               between               a               large               sum               of               money               and               an               empty               wallet.
               In               order               to               sue               your               lawyer               for               malpractice,               you'll               not               only               have               to               prove               that               he               didn't               represent               you               to               the               best               of               his               or               her               ability,               but               also               that               the               court               case               would               have               ended               differently               if               you               had               been               given               proper               representation.

This               can               be               difficult               to               substantiate               because               the               law               is               often               subjective,               particularly               in               civil               matters.

The               outcome               depends               largely               on               the               mindsets               of               the               jurors               or               judge,               which               will               vary               depending               on               the               courtroom.
               In               order               to               prove               that               your               case               would               have               turned               out               differently,               you               will               have               to               demonstrate               that               your               lawyer               failed               to               present               evidence               or               otherwise               acted               in               a               manner               unbecoming               of               an               officer               of               the               court.

In               most               cases,               your               word               won't               be               sufficient               to               sue               your               lawyer               for               malpractice;               the               testimony               of               other               legal               professionals               and               witnesses               must               also               be               included               in               order               to               win.
               Another               problem               that               people               often               have               with               trying               to               sue               their               lawyers               for               malpractice               is               the               fact               the               attorneys               are,               by               nature,               fairly               clever               when               it               comes               to               the               law.

Most               have               an               arbitration               clause               in               their               contract               which               prevents               their               clients               from               suing               them,               regardless               of               their               behavior.

While               you               might               win               a               monetary               award               in               arbitration,               there               is               a               ceiling               and               it               will               be               more               difficult               to               convince               an               arbitrator               than               a               jury.

Before               you               sign               a               contract               with               a               lawyer,               make               sure               you               understand               all               of               the               provisions.

If               you               don't               have               the               right               to               sue,               you               might               want               to               take               your               business               elsewhere.
               You               should               also               know               that               very               few               lawyers               (less               than               50%)               are               protected               by               malpractice               insurance.

Most               attorneys               can't               afford               to               pay               large               settlements               when               they               are               sued               by               their               clients,               which               means               you               won't               be               able               to               collect               on               a               judgment               anyway.

A               civil               suit               must               be               filed               against               someone               who               has               sufficient               assets               to               pay               the               amount               being               claimed,               so               you               might               be               out               of               luck               before               you               even               start               the               filing               process.
               And               finally,               even               if               your               lawyer               does               have               malpractice               insurance,               you               might               not               be               able               to               sue               him               for               malpractice.

Insurance               covers               a               very               strict               range               of               incidents,               and               if               your               claim               falls               outside               of               those               parameters,               the               insurance               company               isn't               going               to               pay.

Your               claim               must               be               for               something               for               which               your               lawyer               is               covered               under               his               or               her               insurance               policy;               otherwise,               there's               no               point               in               filing               a               suit               at               all.




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