Free report on Attorney Malpractice issues, trends and litigation
From the Law Office of Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

The most common causes of attorney malpractice litigation:

1. Poor communication with the client
    Always at the base of a professional malpractice lawsuit

2. Statute of Limitations problems

3. Suing a client over the bill.
     Often precipitates a malpractice lawsuit

4. Notice of Claim problems
    Includes municipal, agency, Court of Claims, private notice requirements, and other
    condition precedent situations

5. Calendar control problems
    Marking off calendar, non-appearance at conferences, defaults, abandonment of motions

6. Failure to supply necessary documents
    Affidavit of merits, Admissible evidence affidavit for Summary Judgment, Doctor's affidavit for
    threshold cases, affidavit of a reasonable excuse and a meritorious cause of action;

7. Discovery Failures
     Preclusion, dismissal for willful, contumacious behavior, failure to get necessary information
    for use at trial, failure to serve expert responses

8. Conflicts of interest
    Matrimonial, commercial situations

9. Escrow and fee violations
    Non-refundable fees, holding back escrows, failure to remit

10. Settlements and Stipulations without authority
     Attorney's agreement will bind client even against client's wishes