by Stewart Sutton | Dec 1, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
The most common question that I’m asked is how long does a client have to sue his or her former attorney in Maryland for legal malpractice. The general answer is that the 3-year time period to sue a former attorney for malpractice begins to run when the client...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 28, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
A new study found that attorneys in America suffer a high rate of alcohol and substance abuse as well as mental health problems. See “The Prevalence of Substance Use and Other Mental Health Concerns among American Attorneys” published in the February 2016 issue of...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 23, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
Maryland Rule 2-652(a) provides an attorney who has provided legal services to a client may retain the papers of the client in his possession until the attorney’s claim for fees is satisfied, unless the retention of the client’s papers would be prejudicial...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 11, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
In prior posts, I have explained why lawyer rating guides, such as Super Lawyers, are neither accurate nor reliable. See Why you shouldn’t rely upon the ratings in Super Lawyers Magazine. Another reason to disregard lawyer rating guides is bias. These guides tend to...
by Stewart Sutton | Sep 28, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
For years, immigration attorneys in Maryland believed that they were immune from being sued for legal malpractice and being disciplined for violating the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct. Immigration attorneys thought that their clients were too...
