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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Dec. 23, 2016

Profile of a legal malpractice claim: 2012-2015

The recently released "Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims: 2012-2015" is chock-full of claims related information that can help lawyers understand the common sources of malpractice claims as well as associated trends.

J. Randolph Evans

Partner
Dentons US LLP

303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308

Phone: (404) 527-8330

Email: randy.evans@dentons.com

Shari L. Klevens

Partner
Dentons US LLP

Phone: (202) 496-7500

Email: shari.klevens@dentons.com

Determining why legal malpractice claims occur and how they are resolved can provide an invaluable roadmap to practitioners and insurers. These statistics can reveal practice specific risks and help lawyers (and their insurers) identify the errors that are most likely to lead to a claim and those that are most preventable.

The recently released "Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims: 2012-2015" is chock-full of claims related information that can help lawyers understand the common sou...

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