Fred B. Goldberg, P.C. — A Leading Legal Malpractice Law Firm
Lawyers, like other professionals, sometimes fail to live up to the standard of care required of them in representing their clients. When they do, they leave behind clients who may be financially and emotionally stressed — people who require another attorney's assistance in order to achieve the success that should have been accomplished in the underlying case.
The law offices of Fred B. Goldberg, P.C., is a leading legal malpractice law firm serving clients in Maryland and Washington, DC. We have a history of success in representing the victims of professional negligence, including receiving recoveries in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for our clients.
When an Attorney Commits Legal Malpractice
A lawyer commits legal malpractice when the client is financially harmed by the lawyer's negligent or incompetent representation. There are many ways in which this may happen:
- Missing statutes of limitation
- Failing to retain the proper expert witnesses
- Failing to conduct adequate discovery
- Failing to notify the client of settlement offers
- Settling on the client's behalf without the client's permission
- Failing to inform a client that they had other options in titling a home
- Failing to disclose conflicts of interest that could lead to poor decision making
- Misuse of client funds
- Failing to file cases in the correct courts.
Did My Lawyer Commit Malpractice?
Many people who have experienced a bad outcome in a case wonder whether or not their attorney committed malpractice. While every bad outcome is not necessarily malpractice, reviewing your situation with an experienced attorney can only benefit you — especially when the consultation is free and confidential.
We can help identify where other lawyers have been negligent. By looking at the standard of care, we compare your attorney's actions with what a reasonably competent lawyer would do in a similar situation. If other professionals and experts on attorney ethics would disagree with your lawyer's approach, you may have a case.
Due to the large expenses associated with maintaining a legal malpractice case, we only accept cases where the damages are at least $50,000.
For more information on legal malpractice, please see our Legal Malpractice Practice Center.
To schedule a free initial consultation with an attorney at Fred B. Goldberg, P.C., call us toll free at 888-419-4609 or complete our online contact form.
