Insurance,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 6, 2016
Considerations for when it's time to change malpractice insurers
Every law firm should make the decision regarding whether to change legal malpractice insurance companies based on its own facts and circumstances.
J. Randolph Evans
Partner
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 527-8330
Email: randy.evans@dentons.com
California has a rule, adopted by the state Supreme Court, that requires attorneys who do not have malpractice insurance to notify their clients that they are not insured. California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3-410. The disclosure must be made in writing at the time the client hires the attorney and must be made to existing clients. The attorney also must notify all clients if malpractice coverage is canceled, terminated or otherwise dropped and not replaced.
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