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Conflict Checks Are Not Optional: A Practical Story About Preventable Risk in Law Firms By Douglas V. Chandler Chandler Law, LLC All lawyers know they are supposed to run conflict checks. Do all [...]

Many pundits say that lawyers don’t retire, they just die at their desk. You may have known a lawyer who passed away suddenly while working or became incapacitated and could not practice any [...]

Model Rule 1.4 Confirms “Early and Often” is Best I love speaking to local Bar Associations all over Georgia. Getting out of the office to meet new lawyers and hear about their challenges of [...]

Whether a client is changing counsel, had a change of heart about pursuing their case, or any other reason, there’s a clear set of guidelines that lawyers must follow in order to avoid a [...]

Managing your clients and firm is more than a full time job, and things seem to get more hectic every month as your client list grows and the year’s end approaches. While you’re busy running the [...]

As an attorney and mediator who specializes in professional liability cases and issues affecting lawyers and their firms, I’ve learned that while the fact patterns and circumstances of every case [...]

Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part IV of IV) Introduction In the recent Report of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia ("State Bar"), it was reported that [...]

Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part III of IV) Introduction The most recent Report of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia ("State Bar") reported that 2,394 [...]

Deciding to retain a law firm is an important business decision and typically involves due diligence, including interviews with one or more of the firm’s attorneys and consultation with your [...]

Getting Help With Malpractice Claims And Bar Grievances (Part II of IV) Introduction Since publishing Part I of this four-part series, several new clients contacted us after being shocked and [...]