Legal Malpractice Lawsuits | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
When the attorney you trusted to protect your rights made the mistake that cost you the case, the law gives you a remedy.
It is called legal malpractice.Missed deadlines. Conflicts of interest. Failure to conduct basic legal research. Settlement without authority. These are not acceptable errors. They are departures from the standard of care that every attorney owes every client. Hance & Srinivasan has the trial experience to hold negligent attorneys accountable.
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Legal Malpractice Lawsuits Overview
Legal malpractice claims require proving not just that your attorney made a mistake, but that the mistake cost you a case you would have won.
That is a case within a case. Kentucky courts require legal malpractice plaintiffs to prove what is called a case within a case, meaning you must establish both that your attorney breached the standard of care and that you would have prevailed in the underlying legal matter if they had not. This double burden is one reason legal malpractice cases are complex. It is also why they require an attorney with trial experience, not just familiarity with the legal profession.
“Proving legal malpractice means trying two cases simultaneously: the attorney's conduct and the case they lost for you.”
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From auto wrecks to malpractice and wrongful death, we handle complex cases with focus, care, and precision.
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We review every case personally. If we take it, we handle it completely. If we do not think we can improve your outcome, we will tell you that honestly.
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Know Your Legal Malpractice Lawsuits Rights
Legal Malpractice Lawsuits in plain language.
Legal malpractice cases are subject to a statute of limitations. Many factors affect the specific date you must initiate the action. We will discuss this with you and only take your case if we believe we can make a difference for you.
Your Right to Hold a Negligent Attorney Accountable.
Every attorney in Kentucky owes their client a duty to perform legal services with the competence and care that a reasonably qualified attorney would provide in the same circumstances. When an attorney fails to meet that standard and the failure costs the client something they would otherwise have obtained or retained, the client has a right to pursue a legal malpractice claim. The attorney’s malpractice insurance exists precisely for this purpose.
Your Right to Recover What the Malpractice Cost You.
The damages in a legal malpractice case are what you lost as a result of the attorney’s error. In a case where the malpractice caused the loss of a personal injury claim, the damages are what the underlying personal injury case was worth. In a case involving a missed deadline on a contract claim, the damages are what the contract claim would have yielded. In a transactional matter, the damages are what the deficient document or advice cost. Kentucky imposes no cap on legal malpractice damages
Legal Malpractice Lawsuits Questions
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A missed statute of limitations is one of the most common forms of legal malpractice. If your attorney failed to file a lawsuit before the applicable deadline, and your underlying claim had merit, the value of that lost claim is the measure of your damages. The malpractice claim then requires proving what the underlying lawsuit would have yielded, which is a case-within-a-case analysis that requires litigation experience in the subject matter of the lost claim.
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Settling a claim without the client’s informed consent, or counseling a settlement without adequately investigating and valuing the case, are recognized forms of legal malpractice. The damages are the difference between the settlement that was reached and what the case should have settled for or been worth at trial, which again requires a case-within-a-case analysis of the underlying claim’s value.
Further reading
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