Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 23, 2016
Lawyers as defendants in 2015, Part 2
In 2015, California Courts of Appeal clarified several issues affecting attorneys as defendants.
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.
In 2015, California Courts of Appeal clarified several issues affecting attorneys as defendants.
On the one hand, a number of seemingly bright-line rules were announced: The attorney-client privilege does not protect communications between a lawyer and joint client when the other client sues for malpractice; mediation confidentiality essentially precludes negligence claims arising out of the mediation; the pre-filing requirements regarding conspiracy claims against attorneys remain ...
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