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We hope we can help pursue your legal malpractice claim.  Not only are we one of the few Texas firms that routinely handle plaintiffs' legal malpractice claims, but Mark Perlmutter has been tabbed as one of the attorneys to help re-write the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, which govern the conduct of Texas lawyers. 

If you have questions about malpractice claims or you are a victim of legal malpractice, please call us at (512)476-4944. 

To Err is Human, Denying It May Not Be So Divine

I have often said that people often come to me not because they were harmed, but because of the way they were treated after they harmed. For example, a medical malpractice client may come because they can't get a straight answer from the doctor.  Or a person injured in an accident may come because they are treated poorly by the insurance adjuster. 

The same holds true for legal malpractice cases.  If a lawyer is upfront about his errors, then clients are often forgiving of errors.  This week's issue of the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has advice on what to do when one commits legal malpractice, and the article confirms my advice.  The article writes:

Notify your client — While failing to report a potential claim to your carrier may result in a denial of coverage, failing to notify your client may subject you to bar discipline. Further, legal-malpractice statistics consistently confirm that former clients are less inclined to sue their lawyers over bad news if the lawyers come right out and share that bad news.

 I guess it's good for us that many lawyers refuse to do the right thing.

 

 
 

The information provided on this website by Perlmutter & Schuelke , LLP, of Austin, Texas is intended as a public service and to give you an idea of some of the issues you may encounter. This information is by no means complete, is designed to apply only in the State of Texas, and does not replace the advice of an attorney. Before taking action or relying upon any information provided in this website, you are advised to talk to an attorney. Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP is not establishing an attorney-client relationship through this information or their website.

Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP maintains offices in Austin, Texas. However, our attorneys and lawyers represent clients throughout the state of Texas, including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, El Paso, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Round Rock, Georgetown, Lockhart, Bastrop, Elgin, Manor, Brenham, Cedar Park, Burnet, Marble Falls, Temple and Killeen.

Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP 1717 W. 6th Street, Ste. 375 Austin, Texas 78703 (512)476-4944

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