Legal malpractice cases are generally taken care of in state courts, because this area of law typically falls under state law torts. However, in some cases, when the legal malpractice case stems from a case that involved federal law, the federal courts may have...
Legal Malpractice Law
New Jersey lawyer follows missed deadline with lies and cover-up
When people hire attorneys, they expect them to look out for their best interests. That, along with having an understanding the law and being proficient in legal processes, is what someone might expect from his or her lawyer at a bare minimum. When a lawyer fails to...
Real estate issues spur the most legal malpractice claims
In New Jersey, when a lawyer is incompetent or fails to uphold the standards of the legal profession, a client can hold him or her accountable by filing a legal malpractice claim. A new study has found that most legal malpractice claims in recent years have stemmed...
Garden City woman says her divorce attorney sided with her ex
Most of the legal malpractice cases we discuss in this blog involve attorneys in New Jersey or elsewhere who have been accused of making a significant mistake that impacted the outcome of a legal claim. This might be missing a deadline, insufficiently pleading or...
Was lawyer’s copyright complaint sent to Mitt Romney plagiarized?
New Jersey residents who are following the presidential race may have heard that this week a band sent a cease-and-desist letter to Mitt Romney's campaign, telling the presidential candidate that he had no right to use their song "Panic Switch" at his campaign...
Negligence may not always equal legal malpractice
Here in New Jersey, when a lawyer fails to act with competence or neglects to uphold the standards of his or her profession, clients can sue him or her for legal malpractice. This might be the case when an attorney acts fraudulently, fails to follow the client's...
Tom Berenger’s attorney responds to legal malpractice suit
Several weeks ago in this Newark Litigation and Appeals Law Blog, we discussed a legal malpractice lawsuit filed by Tom Berenger. The actor, who may be best known for his roles in "Platoon," "The Big Chill" and "Major League," is suing his lawyer for allegedly having...
Actor says lawyer had him sign prenup before reading it
New Jersey residents might remember the actor Tom Berenger from his roles in "Platoon" and "Major League." These days, the actor is playing a real life role in a courtroom drama about a man who believes his lawyer misguided him into signing an unfavorable prenuptial...
Ponzi scheme and legal malpractice go hand-in-hand in suit
When we write about legal malpractice in our Newark Litigation and Appeals Law Blog, common themes are missed deadlines, failure to know the law and failure to follow clients' instructions. That is because, in general, when an attorney fails to protect his or her...
3 fired administrators sue school district, mayor and lawyer
Legal malpractice is a frequent theme in our Newark Litigation and Appeals Law Blog. This is because when people hire an attorney to protect their interests, they rightfully expect that the attorney will be competent and uphold the standards of the profession. From...