California Legal Malpractice Attorneys

Bisnar|Chase, California Legal Malpractice Lawyers, has been holding wrongdoers accountable for the damages they cause since 1978. We are aggressive, accomplished and feared by insurance companies, corporate wrongdoers and their law firms.

Bisnar|Chase understands that there is no amount of monetary compensation that can eradicate the enormous suffering that you or your family may endure as a result of catastrophic injury or death. Filing a claim against a negligent party is traumatic and choosing the right attorney to represent you is a very difficult decision. California personal injury attorneys, for the most part, are educated and responsible advocates but in the event that you are unjustly represented due to the negligence of an attorney you may be able to file a legal malpractice claim against the negligent law firm.

Legal or attorney malpractice can be described as a lawyer's failure to render professional services with the skill, prudence, and diligence that an ordinary and reasonable lawyer would use under similar circumstances. This does not mean that every time there is a "bad" or "unfortunate" outcome in a case there has been malpractice. No professional is an insurer of a positive outcome for his client. What creates liability is the lawyer's failure to act in the manner the ordinary or reasonable lawyer would act in handling that matter for his client.

Beyond establishing the lawyer's negligence in rendering professional services, you must also prove that the negligence was the legal cause of some actual damage. It must be proven that the underlying case should have settled for more, or might have resulted in a higher verdict at trial. You must also prove that if you had been given the right advice, you might have spent less money in a transaction, or might have received more in the transaction.

For legal malpractice in litigation cases, the need to prove actual damages requires the plaintiff to prove what he would have recovered in the "underlying" action, and that he was denied that recovery by the actions of the lawyer. The jury instruction which is read in California legal malpractice cases tells the jury that California law requires a plaintiff who establishes malpractice on the part of his or her attorney in prosecuting a lawsuit must also prove that careful management of it would have resulted in a favorable judgment and collection thereof. Because of this, the "new" attorney must litigate the "case within the case": that is, he must not only prove that the first attorney was negligent, but also that there would have been a recovery in the lawsuit the attorney was hired to prosecute.

Bisnar|Chase does not subscribe to the belief that “all lawyers should stick together” and will not compromise their integrity. If you feel you have suffered damages due to an incompetent attorney, you may be able to file a claim for legal malpractice. If you would like further information or believe you are the victim of legal malpractice, contact us for an evaluation of your particular situation.

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