We recently posted a blog concerning often overlooked coverage exclusions entitled, “Beware of the (s)”. This analysis of a court case posted on February 21, 2017 by Andrew P Carroll, Emilio F Grillo and Seth L Laver highlights this issue. The...
Attorneys dread doing their annual Law Firm Attorney Malpractice Applications. It is non billable administrative time that takes away from the practice of law. Depending on the firm this task may be handled by the Managing Partner; the beginning associate;...
Attorney Malpractice, Accountant Professional Liability and Title Agency Errors and Omissions Insurance are written on a claims-made policy form on behalf of the named insured firm. Coverage extends from the firm to the employees, contractors, and...
Hiring a suspended attorney by a law firm might not impact the law firm’s attorney malpractice insurance. Hiring a recently reinstated suspended attorney to practice law will impact your attorney malpractice insurance. So what is the distinction?This...
This issue recently came up with a client who did not want a ‘burning’ the limits attorney malpractice policy. The client went no further than the insurance proposal coversheet to come to a conclusion. In this case the client assumed (wrongly)...
