Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jan. 23, 2015
Lawyers as litigants in 2014, Part 1
2014 saw lawyers as litigants in several appellate cases with far-reaching implications. By Kenneth C. Feldman and Alex A. Graft
Kenneth C. Feldman
Partner
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice
633 W 5th St Ste 4000
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 250-1800
Fax: (213) 250-7900
Email: Ken.Feldman@lewisbrisbois.com
Loyola Law School
Kenneth is firm-wide chair of the legal malpractice defense group at Lewis Brisbois. He is a certified specialist, legal malpractice law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and is vice chair of the State Bar Legal Malpractice Law Advisory Commission. Mr. Feldman is the author of "California Legal Malpractice & Malicious Prosecution Liability Handbook."
Alex A. Graft
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Email: alex.graft@lewisbrisbois.com
Alex is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He represents a wide range of professionals in addition to defending lawyers.
2014 saw lawyers as litigants in several appellate cases with far-reaching implications. Appellate courts continued to pay close attention to the causation element in malpractice cases, and the effectiveness of it as a basis for a defense. That trend is discussed in more detail below, the first in a two-part series surveying important appellate decisions from 2014 affecting lawyers. In the second part of the series, we explore other notable 2014 appellate opinions relevant to practicing ...
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