Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 19, 2021
5 lousy reasons to fire and sue your lawyer
Legal malpractice claims are most often caused by failures to communicate and can be avoided by successful two-way communication. We all know this in our legal bones. Even with the best of communications between client and attorney, legal malpractice cases will be filed.
Louie H. Castoria
Partner
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP
425 California St 21st Fl
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 926-7601
Fax: (415) 926-7601
Email: lcastoria@kdvlaw.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Louie is a mediator with CourtCall Online Dispute Resolution, a member of the Mediation Society, a mandatory settlement officer with the San Francisco County Superior Court, and an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University. He won his first U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 2021.
Legal malpractice claims are most often caused by failures to communicate and can be avoided by successful two-way communication. We all know this in our legal bones. Even with the best of communications between client and attorney, legal malpractice cases will be filed. I've defended a lot of them and have been a defendant in two. I don't mind admitting that. Both were settled quickly and cheaply. Besides, two claims are below the norm for a 41-year career There are ...
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