Board Certification in Legal Malpractice

    DALLAS, TX, October 23, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When you hired an attorney to help see your way through legal issue, you probably never imagined that you'd end up with more problems than you started with. Not only do you owe this attorney money, but you're left wondering what he or she really did for you. You're legal issues are still unresolved, or the outcome of your case was not what you had expected.

Did your attorney really do his job?

Did he apply his knowledge and expertise in your best interest? If you're asking yourselves these questions and wondering if you may have been taken advantage of, an experienced legal malpractice lawyer can help you find answers.

Legal malpractice occurs a number of ways

Your attorney may have failed to obtain important evidence, he may have kept relevant information from you, or he may have omitted facts that could have helped your case. Malpractice can also involve any type of legal claim, including accidents and injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, business legal services, will and estate planning, and insurance disputes.

If you faced a negative outcome or lost money as a result of bad attorney judgment, you may be eligible to collect damages based on the degree of negligence your legal professional exhibited.

As per guidelines set forth by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, here are a few of the questions/conditions that help determine whether or not legal malpractice occurred:

• Was there a violation of the standard of professional conduct?
• Did the attorney follow the law, behave in an ethical manner, and act in your best interest?
• Did the attorney act with integrity, diligence and good faith?
• Did the attorney execute matters with a level of competency that protects your rights?
• Did your attorney maintain and supply you with detailed reports of money and/or property handled on your behalf?
• Did your attorney inflict damage on third parties through frivolous litigation or malicious prosecution?
• Did the negligence cause a negative legal outcome?
• Did the negligence result in significant damages?

If your lawyer betrayed your trust and you believe you are the victim of professional malpractice, find a lawyer with proven experience handling malpractice lawsuits. When searching for a legal team to help you right the wrong that was done, remember to choose a Board Certified legal malpractice attorney. Learn more about legal malpractice and Board Certification from ABPLA.org.

To find out more about legal malpractice and your rights to compensation, please visit the website of Polewski & Associates in DeSoto, Texas today.

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