California Legal Malpractice Attorneys

Masry & Vititoe prides itself with trial lawyers who focus on swift and just resolution to business disputes, whether through negotiation or by trial.

Our litigation teams provide dedicated and thorough investigative legal services for almost every business-related issue and across multiple practice areas. Our professional misconduct lawyers handle matters at every level of the state and federal court systems as well as arbitrations, mediations, and pre-litigation negotiations.

Masry & Vititoe's business litigation practice encompasses tort and contract actions, intellectual property disputes, entertainment cases, professional liability claims, complex real estate disputes, emerging issues in Indian tribal law and gaming, class actions, professional misconduct and legal malpractice.

Legal malpractice is defined as a breach in the standard of conduct set forth by the Rules of the State Bar or legal governing body. Lawyers have a duty to act with honesty and integrity, in fairness and good faith in all dealings with, or on behalf of, their clients. Legal malpractice may arise from your lawyer's misconduct or failure to use adequate levels of care, skill or diligence in the performance of their duties that causes harm to another.

Some possible causes for legal malpractice may include:

• Failure to provide a valid fee agreement.
• Failure to inform of any major expenses not included in your fee agreement.
• A conflict of interest.
• Settlement of your case without your full authority.
• Settlement of your claim for far less than the actual worth to receive quick contingency fees.
• Failure to file your claim within the statute of limitations (the time legally allowed for filing a claim).
• Failure to file necessary documents or refusal to acknowledge court orders.

In order to successfully recover your damages, you must be able to prove that malpractice occurred and that, but for the malpractice, you would have won a favorable judgment in your case. The attorney you hire to file a legal malpractice claim must also be able to successfully argue the "underlying case" (the original case) and must prove that you would have won.

Our litigation teams are committed to providing our clients with innovative legal services across multiple practice areas. All of our talented and knowledgeable attorneys, researchers, and support staff at Masry & Vititoe work together to provide our clients with the best possible representation. Our staff has extensive experience and expertise in many areas such as severe personal injuries including brain injuries, environmental law, civil law, complex business litigation and professional malpractice law.

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