by Stewart Sutton | Dec 27, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
I recently represented a client who had a legal malpractice claim against his former securities litigation attorneys. The client had retained securities attorneys to pursue a claim against a national bank for breach of its fiduciary duty as an indentured trustee for...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 19, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
I just received the 2017 edition of “Super Lawyers” for Maryland. Three Montgomery County law firms that I had successfully sued for legal malpractice on behalf of my clients have prominent ads in the magazine extolling their virtues. As I have stated...
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 | 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...
by Stewart Sutton | Apr 28, 2014 | Legal Malpractice
Family law cases are the most common cases handled by Circuit Courts throughout Maryland. Many attorneys erroneously believe that the practice of family law is easy, because it is dominated by two equitable principles, namely (1) the determination of custody and...
