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.
Contact The Brennan Law Firm, LLCat (800) 557-3149 to learn how The Brennan Law Firm, LLC can help.
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.
Common examples of legal malpractice include:
- Failure to meet an important filing deadline
- Failure to file a lawsuit within the time allowed by the statute of limitations
- Failure to correctly apply the law to the client’s case
- Representing a client under a conflict of interest
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.
If you feel your attorney mishandled your case, call (800) 557-3149 to learn about your legal options.