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Several times a month, we are asked for the names of attorneys who handle
legal malpractice cases. Professional negligence is a specialized
area of law. Lay persons have a difficult time locating legal malpractice
attorneys. We mention the following attorneys as a public service
for persons who are frustrated in
finding an attorney who will sue or defend another lawyer for professional
negligence, as well as being a public service for attorneys who need help in
finding defense attorneys with experience.
Scroll down the page for the list of attorneys in your state.
We do not act as an attorney for a client on legal malpractice matters.
We work only as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases; and we work as an expert witness only for attorneys or insurers. Our expert witness opinions are not affected by seeking legal
work in legal malpractice claims. Click here for the work we do.
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Good attorneys for plaintiffs look
hard at a case before agreeing to work on it. |
Many people think they have legal malpractice claims against a lawyer, but
they have no legal claim that can be made. Other people have valid
claims but the damages are small, and, because the cost in time and money is
large to pursue such a claim, it is not worth while for any lawyer to undertake
the case for them. A few people have a legal claim that is both a valid
legal claim and also is a claim worth the time and money to pursue. That is why good attorneys for
plaintiffs look very hard at a case before undertaking it. If the
attorney undertakes a legal malpractice case, he/she has a lot of time and money
that has to be invested before the case finally is concluded. Therefore,
a good attorney will look critically not only at whether
you have a valid claim, but also whether the possible end result will be worth
all the time and effort.
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Good attorneys for
defendants spend a lot of time and effort defending a case. |
Likewise, on the defense, clients have to realize that it takes a lot
of time and money to defend a legal malpractice case. Insurers recognize
this, but attorneys without insurers may not realize the scope of what will
become necessary. Professional
malpractice cases always must be strongly defended, because the reputation and
future business of the defendant attorney is on the line. Because of the
required result needed, it is wise to seek the best defense attorney that can be
afforded.
We do not make any recommendation about the following attorneys.
The order reflects only the state and sometimes the date they were entered in
this page. They were entered on the list only because they are known to have
handled one side or the other in a legal malpractice case. No preference or recommendation is implied by the order. Occasionally
we alphabetize the list, or part of the list, for the sake of order. We
simply tell you that you can contact these attorneys, and they do handle
attorney professional malpractice claims, including claims that an attorney was
(or was not) negligent.
When we know of a website or email address for the following
persons, we give you the link. Those without links in the following list
may have a website, so you may want to search the web for them.
See each state listings at the end of this page for disclaimers attorneys make for some specific
states.
Arizona
Bryan Murphy, Burch & Cracchiolo,
P.A., 702 East Osborne Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85014 (602)274-7611.
E-mail him at
bmurphy@bcattorneys.com Like many eminent trial law firms that in
fact handle legal malpractice cases their
web site and
Byran's individual web page does not mention it.
Donald R. Kunz, Bess Kunz, P.C. 7210 North 16th Street, Phoenix AZ
85020-5201, (602) 331-4600, E-mail
drk@besskunz.com is an accomplished attorney whose firm has done
both plaintiff and also defense work on legal malpractice cases.
Charles Roush, Roush, McCracken, Guerrero & Miller, 650 N. 3rd
Ave., Phoenix, AZ (602)253-3554).
Richard K. DePonte,
Margrave
Celmins, P.C., P.O. Box 93425, Phoenix, AZ 85070; (480) 706-0000
California.
Gwire Law Offices, One California
Street, Suite 2250, San Francisco, CA 94111, (415) 296-8880.
Rummonds, Waltz & Mair,
311 Bonita Drive, Aptos, CA, (831) 688-2911, has an office
in Sacramento also.
Fishkin
& Slatter LLP, 1111 Civic Drive #215, Walnut Creek CA 94596, phone
925-944-5600, have an interesting web site that lawyers should know about.
Principals Fiskin and Slatter both testify as expert witnesses on legal fees and
ethics. They represent attorneys accused of legal malpractice and advise
attorneys about legal ethics matters. Fishkin's articles regarding legal ethics
have been published in a variety of California publications including San
Francisco Attorney, CAOC Forum, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
His articles give practical advice to practicing attorneys.
Colorado.
Starrs Mihm & Caschette, 1675
Broadway, Suite 1800. Denver, CO 80202 , do plaintiff's legal malpractice work
in Colorado, but also do work, using either their own licenses or with
associated attorneys outside of Colorado, including Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, and
California. Phone 303-592-5900
Chalat Law Offices, 1900 Grant Street
Suite 1050 Denver, CO 80203, (800.221.5526) does legal malpractice work
for plaintiffs.
Patrick D. Frye of Lindquist and Vennum, 600 17th Street, Suite 1800
South, Denver, CO 80202-5441, (303) 573-5900 does legal malpractice work for
plaintiffs or defendants. Lindquist & Vennum is a 175-attorney, business
law firm with offices in Minnesota and Colorado.
District of Columbia.
Phillips P. O'Shaugnessy PA - Law
firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, handles cases in D.C. and NY.
Florida.
Warren Tanzenfeld does
plaintiff's work in Florida.
Morehead and Sweeting, PA - Fort
Lauderdale firm.
Indiana.
Steven
K Huffer , of the Huffer and Weathers firm in Indianapolis, does legal malpractice work in Indiana.
Louisiana.
Hunter & Morton - Handles
cases in Louisiana and Mississippi, from offices in Alexandria.
Minnesota.
Paul Sortland, , Sortland Law Office, 33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4100,
Minneapolis, MN 55402, (612) 375-0400, does work on major
malpractice cases against lawyers in both Minnesota and North Dakota. Email him
at sortland@sortland.com
Richard Thomas, Burke & Thomas, 3900 Northwoods Drive, Suite 200, St. Paul,
MN 55112 (651)490-1808, does work for insurers defending lawyers
in Minnesota. Email him at
thomas@burkeandthomas.com
Montana
Daniel B. Bidegaray, of the
Bidegary Law Firm, LLP, 676 Ferguson, Suite 1, Bozeman, MT 59718,
(866)622-7744 handles professional negligence cases. E-mail at
dbidegaray@bridgeband.com
North Dakota
Paul A. Sortland does work in both Minnesota and also North Dakota.
See the reference to him under the Minnesota listings. Email him at
sortland@sortland.com
David
S. Maring, of the Maring Williams Law Office, 400 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 307, Bismarck, ND 58502-0795
(701) 224-0430, is head of a firm that has offices in more than one city in
North Dakota. Like the other firms listed on this page, they are quite
selective about plaintiff cases that they handle.
Alice Senechal of the Vogel law firm in Grand Forks, ND, does legal
and professional malpractice work in North
Dakota. Phone 701/
775-3117. E-mail at
ARSenechal@prodigy.net
Kent Reierson, of The Mckennett law firm in Williston, ND, (701)
577-6771, does legal malpractice cases.
Massachusetts.
Michael Collora and his firm
in
Massachusetts do both plaintiff and defense legal malpractice work.
Tennessee
David C. Lee, of the
Law Offices of J. D. Lee, 422 South Gay
Street, suite 301, Knoxville, TN 37902 is in a firm handling litigation in
Tennessee. Phone 865/544-0101.
David T. Black of
Kizer & Black
PLLC, 329 Cates Street, Maryville, TN 38801, is in a firm handling
litigation in Tennessee.
Phone 865/982-7650.
Texas.
Bob Bennett and Steve Peterson, 2
Shell Plaza, Houston, TX, phone 713/225-1500, do both defense and plaintiff
legal malpractice work.
Bruce Campbell of Dallas, TX, does
defense work on claims involving attorneys
Lance Christopher Kassab, P.C..
1420 Alabama, Houston, Texas 77004, 713.522-7400 or 800.815.4181, email at
LCK@texaslegalmalpractice.com,
is a Texas law firm that represents corporations and individuals in their legal
malpractice claims.
Michael Stuart Lee, of The Lee Firm, Wells Fargo Bank Tower - Ste 708, 615
N. Upper Broadway, .Corpus Christi, TX 78477, phone (361) 882-4444, does
both insurance defense work and also legal malpractice work for persons with
claims against Texas attorneys in the area of San Antonio and south.
Steven L. Lee, of Lione & Lee,
handles both defense and plaintiff work, in the Austin, TX area.
Wayne Paris, of Houston, TX,
phone 713/951-9100, does both defense and plaintiff legal malpractice work.
Sam Westergren
in Corpus Christi, TX,
phone 361/887-0083, does legal malpractice work for
persons with claims against Texas attorneys in South Texas (San Antonio and
south of San Antonio).
Jerry L. Zunker, of Austin TX
does both plaintiff and also defendant legal malpractice work.
Wyoming
Starrs Mihm & Caschette does
plaintiff's legal malpractice work in Wyoming. See the reference to them
under the Colorado lawyer listing above.
Lawyer Advertising is regulated in some states.
The above is not advertising; no one has initiated a request and no one
has paid us to anything for the listing. However, if you are looking for a lawyer in the following states, they
may want you to know of the following statements or disclaimers.
Alabama
No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
Alaska
The Alaska Bar Association does not accredit or endorse certifying organizations.
Florida
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.
Hawaii
There is no procedure for review or approval of specialist certification organizations in Hawaii.
Illinois
The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Iowa
The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice do not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor do they mean that such a lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.
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All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Massachusetts
If a Massachusetts lawyer holds himself or herself out as "certified" in a particular service, field or area of law by a non-governmental body, the certifying organization is a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mississippi
The Mississippi Supreme Court advises that a decision on legal services is important and should not be based solely on advertisements. Free Background information is available upon request to a Mississippi attorney. The listing of any area of practice by a Mississippi attorney does not indicate any certification of expertise therein.
Missouri
Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor the Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations.
Nevada
Neither the state bar of Nevada nor any agency of the State Bar has certified any lawyer identified here as a specialist or as an expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability.
New Jersey
Any certification as a specialist, or any certification in a field of practice, that does not state that such certification has been granted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or by an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association, indicates that the certifying organization has not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the American Bar Association.
New Mexico
Any certification by an organization other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, unless the lawyer is also recognized by the board as a specialist in that area of law.
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any field of practice.
Tennessee
Unless otherwise indicated, Tennessee attorneys are not certified as specialists by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization in the areas of practice listed on their profiles.
Texas
Unless otherwise indicated on their
websites or advertising, Texas attorneys are Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Washington
The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law. Any certificate, award, or recognition by a group, organization or association used by a Washington attorney to describe his or her qualifications as a lawyer or qualifications in any subspecialty of law is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington.
Wyoming
The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.
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