Law Practice,
Insurance,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 26, 2018
Don’t lose your malpractice coverage over reporting mishaps
Whether an attorney has insurance coverage for a legal malpractice claim can turn on the attorney’s own knowledge and conduct in reporting the claim.
Whether an attorney has insurance coverage for a legal malpractice claim can turn on the attorney's own knowledge and conduct in reporting the claim. Indeed, most standard insurance policies place affirmative obligations on law firms and attorneys to report claims within a certain time period and to disclose knowledge of potential claims.
Many legal malpractice insurance policies are written on a claims-made basis, meaning that cov...
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