by Stewart Sutton | Dec 1, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
For a client to sue his or her former attorney in Maryland for legal malpractice, the client must first have suffered damages. This usually means that the client must wait until the underlying case is concluded to determine whether in fact the attorney’s...
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 | Aug 17, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
Por años, abogados de inmigración en Maryland creían que eran inmunes a ser demandados por negligencia profesional o de ser disciplinados por violar las reglas de conducta de abogados en Maryland. Los abogados de inmigración creían que sus clientes tenían miedo de...
by Stewart Sutton | Oct 7, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book, Blink, about an analysis of medical malpractice lawsuits. In the medical malpractice analysis, it was determined that there are doctors who make many mistakes and never get sued while there are highly skilled doctors who get sued...
by Stewart Sutton | Mar 25, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
Each year, I review dozens of retainer agreements drafted by Maryland law firms. Here’s my list of the six most common problems I find in Retainer Agreements: 1. The language in the Retainer Agreement is ambiguous: I reviewed a contingency fee agreement...