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2. Legal malpractice - Wikipedia

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   To satisfy the third element, legal malpractice requires proof of what would have happened had the attorney not been negligent; that is, "but for" the attorney's negligence ("but for" causation). [3] If the same result would have occurred without negligence by the attorney, no cause of action will be permitted. "But for" or actual causation can ...

3. Attorney misconduct - Wikipedia

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   Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...

4. Malpractice - Wikipedia

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   For example, to sue a lawyer for malpractice the person bringing the claim must have had an attorney-client relationship with the lawyer. [ 4 ] To succeed in a malpractice action under typical malpractice law, the person making a malpractice claim must prove that the professional committed an act of culpable negligence and that the person ...

5. Legal Malpractice and the Attorney-Client Privilege - AOL

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   Everyone knows, whether from 'Law and Order' or from popular culture in general, that words spoken to an attorney by a client are forever privileged, sacrosanct and private. As is true with many ...

6. Judicial misconduct - Wikipedia

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   Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...

7. Duty to report misconduct - Wikipedia

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   The duty to report misconduct is one of the ethical duties imposed on attorneys in the United States by the rules governing professional responsibility. [1] With certain exceptions, an attorney who becomes aware that either a fellow attorney or a judge has committed an act in violation of the rules of ethical conduct must report that violation.