My Lawyer Made a Mistake - What Do I Do?

There could be many reasons for the bad result that are unrelated to the lawyering, but most clients do not know whether the bad result was caused by their attorney’s malpractice or some other reason. Sometimes the attorney’s malpractice is obvious (not filing a complaint on time). Other times it is not so obvious (drafting errors in contracts, wills, trusts, or failing to foresee the tax or business ramifications of a transaction). However, when you obtain a result in a legal that comes as a surprise to you (i.e., a risk that your attorney did not warn you about) this should raise a red flag. If that is the case, you may have grounds for a legal malpractice lawsuit.