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. 

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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.

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.

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.

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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
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