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Jan. 6, 2022

2021 in Review: Cases Involving Lawyers

In these polarizing times, civility is too often lacking -- and in 2021, California appellate courts made clear they were not pleased about it. In addition to addressing nuances to the causation element pertaining to legal malpractice claims and publishing malicious prosecution cases, the appellate courts tilted their focus to issues of attorney behavior, which must continue to be a positive example for society at large, and not the other way around.

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.

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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."

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In these polarizing times, civility is too often lacking -- and in 2021, California appellate courts made clear they were not pleased about it. In addition to addressing nuances to the causation element pertaining to legal malpractice claims and publishing malicious prosecution cases, the appellate courts tilted their focus to issues of attorney behavior, which must continue to be a positive example for society at large, and not the other way around.

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