Conflicts of interest are the leading cause of attorney malpractice lawsuits. Yet they fall off the radar screens of attorneys who believe their conflicts will never land them in hot water.
Conflicts of interest are the boogieman of the legal profession. Why? Because for years they have been
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Ned Racine, the bumbling attorney in the 1980s film “Body Heat” made the mistake of getting involved with a femme fatale, the sensuous Matty Walker played by Kathleen Turner. In classic film noir fashion, Matty manipulates the not-too-swift Racine, played by William Hurt, into killing her
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Legal malpractice insurance generally wins the cost vs. value debate. It’s not hard to see why. For hundreds or thousands of dollars per year, depending on your practice type and size, you can inoculate your firm against potentially devastating legal judgments. Yet attorneys sometimes question
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