Legal Malpractice

The Professional Liability Practice Group at LGWM has represented attorneys in Alabama in a variety of alleged instances of malpractice. We have aggressively defended lawyers accused of malpractice in trial and appellate proceedings in Alabama. Our attorneys are very familiar with the Alabama Legal Services Act and the cases that have construed that Act.

Implementing an effective legal malpractice defense requires a working understanding of the underlying area of law. LGWM’s attorneys specialize in a wide array of practice areas. This often gives our Legal Malpractice Group first hand access to knowledgeable practitioners, and also experts, in the practice areas at issue.

We work closely with our attorney clients to resolve claims and potential claims in whatever context arises. Because legal malpractice suits can be costly and damaging to the attorney’s practice and reputation, our team strives to provide a prompt analysis of claims and pursuit of defense strategies, including informal and confidential resolution strategies when needed.

LGWM’s Legal Malpractice Group represents attorneys in state bar disciplinary proceedings. Our attorneys work hard to stay abreast of rules and procedures governing these proceedings, and also to maintain productive working relationships with the state bar counsel.

Implementing an effective legal malpractice defense requires a working understanding of the underlying area of law. LGWM’s attorneys specialize in a wide array of practice areas. This often gives our Legal Malpractice Group first hand access to knowledgeable practitioners, and also experts, in the practice areas at issue. We work closely with our attorney clients to resolve claims and potential claims in whatever context arises. Because legal malpractice suits can be costly and damaging to the attorney’s practice and reputation, our team strives to provide a prompt analysis of claims and pursuit of defense strategies, including informal and confidential resolution strategies when needed. LGWM’s Legal Malpractice Group represents attorneys in state bar disciplinary proceedings. Our attorneys work hard to stay abreast of rules and procedures governing these proceedings, and also to maintain productive working relationships with the state bar counsel.

Cases of Note

• Obtained dismissal of attorney in state court legal malpractice suit asserting the attorney breached the standard of care in obtaining divorce judgment totaling less than half the marital estate.
• Obtained dismissal of attorney in case involving alleged violations of federal wiretap laws. Represented attorney against claims for tortious interference with business relations stemming from sending of litigation notice letter to a bank.
• Represented attorney in a bar proceeding and separate legal malpractice case where it was alleged the attorney converted monies from the client’s personal injury settlement.
• Represented attorney against claims that he violated the automatic stay in debtor’s bankruptcy by pursuing client creditor’s default judgment against debtor.
• Represented attorney alleged to have conspired to have the plaintiffs indicted for bribery and extortion in order to aid the defense of the attorney’s client in a threatened civil suit.
• Represented attorney in a bar proceeding and separate legal malpractice case involving alleged misappropriation of client’s settlement funds in an underlying worker’s compensation settlement.
• Represented non-party attorney in producing client file and defending deposition in a bad faith case involving alleged breach of the enhanced duty of good faith.
• Represented law firm seeking to quash a non-party subpoena seeking production of a client file in contradiction of the client’s instruction that the privilege not be waived.
• Represented attorney sued for improperly conducting a title search in relation to a residential real estate transaction.