Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nov. 23, 2012
Appeals court reverses half-million dollar malpractice judgment against Burlingame lawyer
A veteran Burlingame land use lawyer won a long struggle with disgruntled clients as a state appellate panel reversed a half-million dollar malpractice judgment against him.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A veteran Burlingame land use lawyer won a long struggle with disgruntled clients as a state appellate panel reversed a half-million dollar malpractice judgment against him.
The lawyer, Herman H. Fitzgerald, who has practiced eminent domain law for 50 years, is entitled to $242,000 for the work he did before the clients fired him plus his costs in appealing the malpractice judgment, the 1st District Co...
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