Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Sugar Land

Holding Negligent Attorneys Accountable

When a legal professional fails to act according to the standards of the profession and causes you harm, you can pursue damages through civil litigation. If you feel your lawyer’s actions were unreasonable and damaging to your case, The Brennan Law Firm may be able to help. Sugar Land-based attorney Mr. Brennan will investigate the possible legal malpractice, advise you of your options, and pursue your case through the courts when warranted.

Successful Legal Malpractice Litigation

The practice of law is complex. Legal malpractice occurs when an attorney inappropriately handles a case – either by acting negligently or with intent to harm – and damages their client in some way. As a Sugar Land attorney, Mr. Brennan provides experienced counsel for your legal malpractice lawsuit. In order to pursue legal action, you must have had an attorney-client relationship, which is usually spelled out in a written agreement known as an engagement letter.

Proving Legal Malpractice

Legal malpractice can be difficult to prove. As with medical malpractice lawsuits, it must be established that a reasonably prudent and qualified professional would have acted differently. In legal malpractice, you must prove that an attorney practicing according to the standards of the profession would have made a different decision, which would have produced a better result for you.

It is usually necessary to have another lawyer testify about how standard practices were violated. Mr. Brennan can review your case from the perspective of both prosecution and defense to ensure that he is prepared for the issues that may arise.