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May 29, 2014

When you make the decision to retain an attorney, it’s most likely because you’ve gotten into a legal situation you can’t handle on your own. How do you know that your lawyer performed their duties to the best of their abilities? What do you do if you think they have made your situation worse instead of better? People who hire a lawyer have a right to expect a reasonable standard of care commonly associated with others who practice law. If your lawyer performs at a level lower than that, you may have a case of legal…

March 13, 2014

The window for disgruntled consumers to seek recourse may get smaller, if a certain newly proposed New Jersey bill is passed. Sponsored by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson), A1254 would tighten the window for consumers to file malpractice suits against attorneys, architects, accountants and other licensed professionals. Under current laws, NJ consumers have a six-year statute of limitations to file a professional malpractice claim. The new bill would cut that time down to two years, and would also affect some health care professionals, as well as contractors and sub-contractors. Advocates of the proposed measure, namely the New…

December 10, 2013

A law firm in Louisiana is being sued by one of its former clients. Patricia Frank was not happy with the service she received from her attorney, Mark W. Smith, in a slip and fall suit against Boomtown Casinos. Frank filed a suit against Continental Casualty Co., Mark W. Smith PLC and Mark W. Smith at the 24th Judicial District Court a month ago. Frank alleges that her attorney waited for over a year to file a suit against the casino, and missed the statute of limitations. As a result, she was unable to file suit and was…