Insurance,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 10, 2016
Picking the right insurance coverage for your firm
Attorneys should not wait until a claim has been filed against them to check the scope and limitations of their legal malpractice insurance policy — by then, it may be too late.
J. Randolph Evans
Partner
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 527-8330
Email: randy.evans@dentons.com
Attorneys should not wait until a claim has been filed against them to check the scope and limitations of their legal malpractice insurance policy - by then, it may be too late. Coverage is fixed in place by the policy with conditions, limitations and exclusions, and an attorney could be facing a claim that is excluded from coverage.
The best time to review a legal malpractice policy is during the immediate two months before renewal, especially in today's competitive insurance market...
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