Insurance,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jan. 6, 2016
Cagey causation in legal malpractice cases
As the complexity and potential exposure of legal malpractice cases continue to evolve, the four basic elements of a legal malpractice claim remain the same in California.
J. Randolph Evans
Partner
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 527-8330
Email: randy.evans@dentons.com
As the complexity and potential exposure of legal malpractice cases continue to evolve, the four basic elements of a legal malpractice claim remain the same in California:
(1) the existence of an attorney-client relationship; (2) a breach of the attorney's duty, generally by some negligence in the attorney's legal representation; (3) proximate causation between the attorney's negligence and an actual injury to the client; and (4) some actual loss or damage to the client.
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