Legal Malpractice

New Jersey Attorney Handling Legal Malpractice Cases

Legal malpractice refers to circumstances whereby a client is grievously wronged by a lawyer who fails to represent the client within the standard of care of the legal profession. Sometimes, lawyers take cases in practice areas that are beyond their scope of knowledge. If they lack the experience to handle a legal matter properly, they should collaborate with other lawyers who can fill in the gaps, or take the necessary steps to gather the necessary information. In many cases, it is simply that they shouldn't have taken a case to begin with.

Careless neglect is to blame in other cases. Whether your lawyer's misdeeds or errors of omission were the result of ignorance or inattention, you are well advised to discuss the matter with an experienced attorney if losses resulted from the legal negligence.

Contact The Epstein Law Firm regarding potential litigation related to legal malpractice.

The client's losses may be great when the opportunity to bring a lawsuit has been missed because an attorney did not file suit within the statute of limitations. In such cases, in order to address the extent of the damages, it may be necessary to resolve that "case within the case" which was not litigated in a timely manner.

The idea of lawyers suing other lawyers who allegedly committed legal malpractice need not be seen as contradictory or ironic. Just as other professionals, including doctors and architects, are held to reasonable standards, so too are lawyers. Legal clients have the right to expect that their rights will be protected when lawyers accept their cases.

Contact us to arrange for a lawyer from The Epstein Law Firm to evaluate your potential legal malpractice claim or lawsuit.