IN MEMORIAM William W. Voorhees, Jr., Esq. We are deeply saddened to report that our dear friend and distinguished colleague, Bill Voorhees, died today. Bill was truly the lawyer’s ...
NJ: Mandatory Legal Malpractice Insurance: The Time Has Come.
Insight and Commentary from Ben Wasserman and Krishna Shah In order to drive a car in New Jersey, you need a license and insurance. If your negligent driving injures someone, ...
Studying Legal Malpractice and Learning How to Bounce Back
Congratulations to Professor Bennett J. Wasserman and his Hofstra Law Students on launching the Legal Malpractice Law Review. This e-journal provides meaningful guidance on legal malpractice developments and prevention. In ...
Bouncing Back After Malpractice
The Editorial Board of the Legal Malpractice Law Review is pleased to invite you to an online discussion starting on Monday morning November 16, 2009 led by: Professor ...
The Hidden Issue in Akin Gump v NDR
The Texas Supreme Court’s new opinion (October 30, 2009) in Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development and Research Corporation holds that “collectibility” must be determined no ...
Akin Gump v NDR – Practical Consequences of Allowing Attorneys' Fees as Damages
The Texas Supreme Court’s new opinion in Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development and Research Corporation holds that a malpractice plaintiff may recover damages for attorney’s ...
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Legal Malpractice: Yea or Nay?
During one of our recent class meetings at Hofstra Law School, we discussed the different causes of action that are typically brought in legal malpractice lawsuits. We saw in Fiorentino ...
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Legal Malpractice reaches the High Court
Padilla v. Kentucky, Argued before the US Supreme Court Oct. 13, 2009 (PDF) Does a lawyer’s wrong advice to a client, a permanent resident alien, to plead guilty to a ...