What to Do If Your Attorney is Disbarred or Suspended
In recent weeks, the Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred three St. Louis area attorneys for professional misconduct, which included the taking of client funds. In three separate instances, St. Louis area lawyers Alan S. Cohen, Steve Gartenberg and Jonathan McKee, were disbarred by the Missouri Supreme Court for stealing client funds. Two of the lawyers – Steve Gartenberg and Alan Cohen – have been prosecuted as well. Mr. Gartenberg recently received a two-year prison sentence from a federal...
Read MoreLegal Malpractice by Negligence
According to an article on FindLaw, in order to show legal malpractice by negligence, a lawyer must have: owed a duty to provide competent and skillful representation breached the duty by acting carelessly or by making a mistake caused an injury or harm by breaching duty caused a financial loss Read the full article here: Legal Malpractice Lawsuit FAQs – Learn About the Law. Legal malpractice cases are one of the Meehan Law Firm‘s areas of expertise. If you feel you have been wronged by past legal...
Read MoreIntercepted E-Mails Land Divorce Attorney in Hot Water
The attorney-client privilege is one of the most sacrosanct privileges in American jurisprudence. Any communication between a client and his or her attorneys is absolutely privileged and the inadvertent disclosure of such a communication does not waive the privilege. If such a privileged communication is violated, this can be considered legal malpractice. Clayton divorce attorney Susan Hais and her firm have been ordered to pay a St. Louis County resident $25,000.00 for penalties for purposely using intercepted...
Read MoreIndictment of Clayton Lawyer Martin Sigillito Leads to Legal Malpractice Claims
On April 28, 2011 an indictment was handed down in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against Clayton lawyer, Martin Sigillito, who has been accused of mail fraud and racketeering in connection with a Ponzi scheme that he promoted in the St. Louis area. The indictment comes one year after federal agents conducted a raid on his office which seized numerous financial records and also valuable coins and other collectibles, allegedly belonging to investors. Since the raid, numerous...
Read MoreIs It Legal Malpractice? 5 Questions You Should to Ask
When you hire an attorney, you hope to have a successful outcome. At the very least, you expect to have the best representation possible. In most cases, the attorney involved does everything possible to win the case for his or her client. However, in rare instances, a client may find that his or her attorney was negligent. It can be tempting to blame the lawyer when a case doesn’t turn out the way you’d hoped. But how can you determine whether your case is more than just an unfortunate verdict? It could be legal...
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