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May 12, 2017

Legal malpractice law firm uses innovation, efficiency to save clients money

If a client can settle off the bat for $75,000 with $10,000 in legal fees, Patrick M. Maloney feels better pursuing that route over trying to settle the case later — an important strategy for the Maloney Firm APC, which handles legal malpractice and attorney fee dispute cases.

By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Daily Journal Staff Writer

EL SEGUNDO — "How much is it going to cost to solve this problem?"

That's the approach Patrick M. Maloney takes every time a case comes before him. If a client can settle off the bat for $75,000 with $10,000 in legal fees, Maloney feels better pursuing that route over trying to settle the case later on for $50,000 and charging another $50,000 in fe... (continued)

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