Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Law Practice
Jan. 18, 2014
2013 year in review: notable decisions affecting lawyers, Part 1
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we see how the appellate courts were busy refining principles governing the practice of law.
Kenneth C. Feldman
Partner
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice
633 W 5th St Ste 4000
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 250-1800
Fax: (213) 250-7900
Email: Ken.Feldman@lewisbrisbois.com
Loyola Law School
Kenneth is firm-wide chair of the legal malpractice defense group at Lewis Brisbois. He is a certified specialist, legal malpractice law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and is vice chair of the State Bar Legal Malpractice Law Advisory Commission. Mr. Feldman is the author of "California Legal Malpractice & Malicious Prosecution Liability Handbook."
Alex A. Graft
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Email: alex.graft@lewisbrisbois.com
Alex is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He represents a wide range of professionals in addition to defending lawyers.
A steady stream of appellate decisions with significant implications for practicing lawyers in the fields of legal malpractice, malicious prosecution, and related cases against attorneys continued in 2013. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we see how the appellate courts were busy refining principles governing the practice of law, such as by issuing decisions limiting the scope of federal preemption in relation to malpractice claims. Third-party cases against attorneys also garnered att...
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