Legal Malpractice, 2008 ed.

Jeffrey M Smith, Ronald E. Mallen

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Copyright: 2008

Last Updated: 1/29/2008

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Text focuses on prevention, insurance, and malpractice issues encountered by practitioners in every area of the law, including personal injury, real estate, collection and bankruptcy, family law, trust and estates, commercial law, and criminal law. Helps you examine your exposure and offers prescriptions for risk management, helping you guard against personal litigation even as you advocate for your clients.

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Cases cited are very current
Discusses risk management and more
Examines impact of Internet use on jurisdiction
Minimize risk of legal malpractice claims
Provides statutory exposures, including ERISA

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Volume 1
- Part I. Introduction
  Chapter
  1. Preliminary Considerations
- Part II. Preventing Legal Malpractice
  1. Preventing Legal Malpractice–General Principles
  2. Preventing Legal Malpractice–Legal Education
  3. Attorney Marketing
- Part III. The Theory of Liability
  1. Vicarious Liability
  2. Liability to the Nonclient–Contract and Intentional Torts
  3. Liability to the Nonclient–Negligence
  4. Theory of Liability–Common Law
  5. Theory of Liability–Statutes–In General
  6. Theory of Liability–Statutes–Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  7. Theory of Liability–Statutes–Judicial Sanctions
Volume 2
- Part III. The Theory of Liability –Continued
  1. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO")
  2. Theory of Liability–Statutes–Securities Laws
  3. Preventing Errors, Claims and Losses in Securities Transactions
  4. The Fiduciary Obligations–In General
  5. The Fiduciary Obligations–Adverse Interests
  6. The Fiduciary Obligations–Conflicting Interests
  7. The Fiduciary Obligations–Adverse Representation
  8. Judgmental Liability
  9. The Standard of Care
Volume 3
- Part IV. Damages
  1. Damages
- Part V. Defenses
  1. Defenses–In General
  2. Statutes of Limitations
- Part VI. Substantive Areas of Malpractice Exposure

Substantive Areas of Malpractice Exposure–In General
Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Relationship Law
Corporate, Partnership & Business Law
Criminal Law
Family Law

Volume 4
- Part VI. Substantive Areas of Malpractice Exposure (continued)
  1. Financial Institution Litigation
  2. Insurance Counsel
  3. The Litigation Attorney
  4. Property Law
  5. Wills, Estates and Trusts
- Part VII. Litigation
  1. Litigation of the Legal Malpractice Action
Volume 5

Part VIII. Insurance
1. Attorneys Professional Liability Insurance
Appendix A. Bibliography
Appendix B. Bibliography by Chapter
Appendix C. Table of Decisions and Articles by Jurisdiction
Table of Laws and Rules
Table of Cases
Index

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