Legal Malpractice 

Seeking Compensation for Damages Caused by Legal Malpractice

Did your attorney miss the deadline for filing your claim? Did your lawyer's mistake cause you to lose your lawsuit? Have you lost money because of legal malpractice?

Attorneys have a duty to protect and zealously advocate for their client's best interests. If your lawyer's negligence or violation of professional standards of conduct resulted in direct financial harm, you may have a claim for legal malpractice.

At Miller Cohen, P.L.C., we represent clients who have been harmed by attorney misconduct or legal malpractice. Contact our Detroit law firm to schedule a free consultation with one of our experienced trial lawyers to determine if you have a legal malpractice claim against your attorney.

Elements of a Successful Legal Malpractice Case

In order to win a legal malpractice case, you must show that:

• Your attorney committed malpractice
• That the malpractice caused your damages, i.e. you would have won your case if not for the legal malpractice
• You sustained damages because of the negligence or misconduct of your attorney

Generally, a lawyer's error in judgment, which was made in good faith, is not considered malpractice.

Types of Lawyer Negligence and Legal Malpractice

• Failing to file a claim before the statute of limitations expires
• Missing a deadline or failing to take action within time limits
• Failing to perform adequate research
• Making mistakes in documents or contracts
• Not subpoenaing witnesses or obtaining other evidence for trial
• Mishandling client funds
• Failing to inform a client of a conflict of interest
• Stealing money from client's trust fund or law firm's trust account
• Misappropriating a client's settlement proceeds
• Negligently handling a client's case because of incompetence or inexperience
• Breaching a fiduciary duty
• Failing to advise a client of a settlement offer or other important information
• Failing to prosecute a case
• All other unethical or fraudulent conduct by a lawyer

Don't Wait to Obtain an Evaluation of Your Legal Malpractice/Lawyer Negligence Claim

In Michigan, lawsuits for attorney negligence must be filed within 2 years. If you wait too long, you will not be able to bring a claim against your former attorney.

Contact us today for a free case evaluation at our Detroit law firm.