Newsflash: like solos, even large firm attorneys can file complaints in the wrong place, miss the statute of limitations and conceal the mistake – as shown in this article, Jury Awards Billy Blanks $15 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit (4/2/05). But it takes an extra special large firm to wind up liable not just for
April 2005
Ethics, Technology and the Solo
I have a guest post over at Ben Cowgill’s Legal Ethics Blog on A Solo’s View on Ethics and Technology. Clearly, as a solo, I owe much of my effectiveness today to improved and less costly technology, much of which was not around (or at least was not as affordable) back in November 1993,…
Malpractice Insurance: Don’t Start Practice Without It
Here’s an article, 10 Misconceptions About Malpractice Insurance, Phillip Fraim, Small Firm Business (3/28/05) that discusses some of the mistaken assumptions attorneys make in purchasing malpractice insurance. For example, Fraim points out that many attorneys wrongly believe that defense costs in a malpractice action do not affect policy limits (when they do) or that…
New shingler Scheherazade Fowler (who’s
New shingler Scheherazade Fowler (who’s in great company with other blogger-turned solos Dennis Kennedy, Kevin Heller and Howard Bashman, to name a distinguished few) publicly ponders whether she should keep her Massachusetts bar status active when she’s set up shop in Maine. No question, regardless of cost, a solo should never, ever, ever…
And here’s yet another story,
And here’s yet another story, NY Firm, Attorney Fail to Execute Retainer , New York Lawyer (3/31/05) on the importance of a retainer agreement. The article reports on a suit by law firm Fenderstock & Partners against its former client, attorney Stephen Shapiro to recover fees for services that Fenderstock provided, ironically, to defend Shapiro…
One Big Blog Party
It’s one, big blog party in Sarah Kellogg’s recent article, Do You Blog?, Washington Lawyer (Apr/May 2005). I’m quoted as are many of my blogging colleagues, too numerous to list here.