Legal Malpractice

Former clients who had lost their house to foreclosure filed an action for legal malpractice against the lawyer they had retained to obtain a loan modification.

A prominent singer sued her divorce attorney for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty. During the divorce case, the lawyer sought a civil harassment restraining order against the singer’s nanny. The nanny then sued the singer for defamation.

A wife sued her divorce lawyer for malpractice after the lawyer tried to recover nearly $1 million in attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with her representation.

A lawyer sued his former clients for attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with a residential property transaction. The clients cross-complained for legal malpractice.

Malicious prosecution action brought by a doctor against a former patient and her lawyer who had sued her for medical malpractice, after the patient dismissed the underlying medical malpractice case.

Legal malpractice and fraud action by out of state residents who sustained personal injuries during a rideshare ride. They hired a law firm to represent them, which settled the matter before litigation. Plaintiffs alleged the law firm improperly directed them to seek medical treatment on a lien basis instead of using their medical insurance; and by improperly withdrawing funds from the client trust account before all medical liens were satisfied.