Avoid Malpractice at Your Law Firm

How to Minimize Risk and Prevent Client Claims

The word “malpractice” strikes fear in the hearts of attorneys everywhere, and for good reason.

The financial costs of a malpractice claim can be enormous—and may be accompanied by an ethics claim, which requires more resources to fight and could result in a sanction of suspension or even disbarment.

All lawyers should know what steps to take to avoid the risk of malpractice, and how to mitigate the consequences of a claim regardless of the outcome.

Read Avoid Malpractice at Your Law Firm: How to Minimize Risk and Prevent Client Claims, authored by Megan Zavieh, California State Bar Defense Attorney, to learn more about minimizing risk and preventing client claims:

• How lawyers make mistakes
• What causes mistakes
• Protective procedural strategies
• How to prepare for the unthinkable