At the heart of any legal malpractice case is usually an examination of the accusation that an attorney violated the professional conduct standards. According to the American Bar Association, the formal name of the standards is the Rules of Professional Conduct. They...

You want your attorney to keep information related to your case confidential. If not, your case could suffer damage and the public may learn some embarrassing information about you. If your attorney does not follow proper ethical guidelines when disclosing your...

An accountant owes you a certain duty of care when you hire him or her to help you handle financial matters. He or she has an obligation to observe the accepted standards of the accounting profession, avoid conflicts of interest and advise you on what financial...

According to the State Bar of California, there are currently 190,000 licensed attorneys actively practicing in the state. Attorneys lend assistance in criminal and civil matters, and some specialize in certain areas of the law (such as personal injury), while others...

If you hire a lawyer who fails in his or her professional obligations to you, you have the right to seek damages due to legal malpractice. However, if you do not know exactly what your lawyer's responsibilities to you consist of, it becomes more difficult to determine...

Legal Malpractice Lawyers are human, too, and, as humans, they too make mistakes. Unfortunately, mistakes in the legal world can have adverse and possibly costly consequences for clients. If your attorney made a mistake that cost you the outcome of your case and then...

Californian residents trust legal professionals to do their best to help. They rely on these people in the most difficult times of their life. It is often crushing if they betray this trust, whether it is intentional or not. Today we will take a look at the potential...

When people work with a lawyer in California on a range of personal or business matters, confidentiality may be a major concern. People who are going through a divorce and sharing personal matters or who are planning an upcoming business deal with millions of dollars...

With high property values making California real estate a costly investment, property disputes can be expensive, as they are across the country. This may be especially true for people who believe they were poorly represented by their legal counsel in a land-use fight....

Many people in California do not feel comfortable handling their own accounting. They may opt to use an accountant who can assume the responsibility of ensuring that their taxes and other financial matters are in good standing. However, if the accountant does not...