One of the leading causes of lawyers professional liability insurance claims are conflicts of interest. Beyond representing both parties in a proceeding such as a divorce, there are many hidden conflicts that can cause law firms problems. Not finding conflicts...
Blowing a statute of limitation or a deadline is the quickest way to turn your client problem into the attorney’s problem. This is one of the most common preventable errors that can be counted on to turn into an attorney malpractice claim. In fact,...
This is a little different then our normal blog. But these were recently sent to us via Florida Department of Insurance as active scams: “Can You Hear Me Now?” – Callers claiming to be from the IRS ask the question, “Can you hear me...
Human Resource and payroll departments should be aware of an IRS alert that was released on January 25, 2017 providing information about an email phishing scam making its way across the country. The scam originated last year, and the goal of the scam is to gain...
It is not always clear when the line of misrepresentation or non-disclosure on the Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance application crosses the line between having a specific claim denied to having the coverage rescinded. Having an attorney malpractice...
