Legal Malpractice Lawyers
Stanford, Ryan & Associates, APC
California’s Legal Malpractice Specialists
We prosecute professional negligence claims against negligent lawyers and law firms throughout California. The firm’s senior attorney, Dan Stanford, has specialized in this unique field of law since 1990. Mr. Stanford is one of approximately one hundred certified legal malpractice specialists in all of California. He is regarded by his peers as one of California’s foremost experts in litigating complex and high stakes legal malpractice claims. Mr. Ryan has extensive trial and litigation experience and has appeared on NBC News as a recognized expert in legal malpractice. Our team of professionals and staff work relentlessly towards perfection, precision, and optimal results for our clients. We offer flexible payment agreements and pay referral fees to lawyers that refer clients to us. Our firm typically represents corporations and high net worth individuals concerning claims involving millions of dollars.
What is Legal Malpractice?
Legal malpractice is the common term for professional negligence by a lawyer. This is a complex and unique area of law recognized by the State Bar of California as a specialized niche. It usually takes another lawyer to discover legal malpractice which is why most of our cases are referred to us by lawyers and we pay generous referral fees.
Legal malpractice claims can arise from any type of case, but most commonly involve the three major categories below, and may also include: 1. Missed deadlines; 2. Failure to timely tender a claim to an insurance carrier; 3. Failure to assert a cause of action; 4. Failure to designate experts; 5. Failure to present or contest damages; 6. Abandoning a client; 7. Charging unreasonable fees; and 8. Evidentiary mistakes.
Conflict of Interest
A lawyer owes a very high duty of loyalty to a client and must make certain disclosures and obtain waivers regarding potential or actual conflicts of interest that may or do arise. Read More
Failure to Competently Advise
Lawyers sometimes fail to convey an offer to a client, fail to advise of potential causes of action, provide a poor legal strategy, overlook damages, misstate the law, or make errors related to expert witnesses. There are many other acts and omissions that fall below the standard of care.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
The relation between attorney and client is a fiduciary relation of the very highest character. Lawyers are obligated to place a client’s financial interests before their own and must protect a client’s money, property and financial interests. Read More
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Recent Case Results
Almost every settlement we negotiate includes a “confidentiality” clause which the defendant lawyers require to protect their reputations. As a result most of our best results are confidential.
Green River v. Todd Macaluso
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
Date: July 2015 Outcome: $6,642,932
Description: A San Diego lawyer converted litigation loans and forged his client’s signature to obtain access to $6,000,000 in litigation loans and proceeded to convert and commingle the money to support his own lavish lifestyle.
Jury Trial Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
Date: Feb 2016
Outcome: Confidential settlement after verdict
Description: HOA vs. lawyer.
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