Legal Malpractice

Lawyers have the legal and ethical responsibility to perform their work in conscientious and professional manner. When they fail to do so, they can cause great financial harm to their clients.

The most common type of legal malpractice is when a lawyer misses a deadline for filing a lawsuit. Failure to file within the statute of limitations results in the extinguishment of the client’s right to claim damages. Other types of legal malpractice include fraud, neglect of fiduciary duty, and miscellaneous ethics violations.

At Hillyard, Wahlberg, Kudla & Sloane, LLP we represent clients who have suffered losses because of legal malpractice and attorney misconduct. We have succeeded in obtaining compensation in numerous cases involving legal malpractice, as well as other types of professional misconduct and negligence.

Statutes of Limitation Can Vary

In Colorado, there are several different time limitations for filing a lawsuit depending on the type of accident, and whether negligence is involved. The clock can start ticking at different times for adults and juveniles, even for the same event. Some lawyers fail to properly identify these different aspects of a case or neglect to inform their clients of their right to file a lawsuit.

In these and other legal malpractice cases, Hillyard, Wahlberg, Kudla & Sloane, LLP actively pursues litigation on behalf of clients. The normal course of action is a two part legal effort: First, to demonstrate to the court that a negligent accident did occur, and second, to demonstrate that the attorney's failure to file a lawsuit on time or to inform the client of their ability to do so then resulted in the loss of the client's right to compensation. The remedy in these cases is to seek damages from the offending attorney for the full amount that the injured party would have received had a lawsuit had been filed.

Because the statute of limitations for a minor begins ticking on the minor's 18th birthday, our firm may be able to obtain rightful compensation long after the accident occurred.

As with other types of cases, an initial consultation with an attorney in our office will not subject you to any charge or fee. If, after that initial consultation, further investigation is necessary to make a determination of whether or not you have a valid case, there will be no attorney fee charged to conduct that investigation.

For a free initial consultation with Hillyard, Wahlberg, Kudla & Sloane, LLP, call 800-630-2366 or contact us online.