Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 5, 2003
Nothing Substitutes for an Expert's Practical Experience
Focus Column - Legal Malpractice - By Alec H. Boyd - In negligence and breach-of-fiduciary-duty cases arising from an attorney's rendering of professional services, the standard of care against which the attorney's services are measured is normally a matter peculiarly within the knowledge of experts. As a general rule, only expert testimony can prove the standard of care and the ethical obligations to which the attorney must be held. Unigard Ins. Group. v. O'Flaherty & Belgum.
Legal Malpractice
By Alec H. Boyd
In negligence and breach-of-fiduciary-duty cases arising from an attorney...
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