A law firm is tasked with the responsibility of determining who the right party or parties are which need to be sued. Not suing the appropriate defendant may result in a claim being dismissed with no recovery. Corporations and business frequently change names or have similar sounding names. If suing for an employee’s negligence, the correct employer must be sued. These are just a few examples of the complications involved in successful litigation.
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A key strategy for successful litigation is pursuing cases against defendants with the insurance or corporate assets to play claims. An attorney is responsible for locating assets to resolve a claim, which can involve knowing:
Pursuing a lawsuit against a defendant that has no means to pay off damages is a costly endeavor. Clients end up paying high attorney fees for a case that their legal counsel should have known from the beginning was not profitable.
You may have grounds for a professional negligence lawsuit if your lawyer failed to use the care or skill that is required and expected from an attorney. Professional negligence lawsuits may occur if your lawyer has shown neglect in any of the following ways:
We take legal malpractice very seriously at Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP. Our New York professional malpractice lawyers spend time giving clients close, personal attention so that they can rest assured they are not repeating the same mistake over again. When you are informed on exactly what is happening in your case, you know that your lawyer is not wasting your time or money.
If a professional’s error has occurred, contact us today online or by telephone at (212) 684-1880 to speak with a partner at an experienced New York professional negligence law firm.
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