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Better headline would be "Can a regular person challenge a law firm and win?" I don't think anybody would be surprised to learn that the answer is no.

• DannyBee 7y ago
  The article certainly does not support that answer, nor does the amount paid out in malpractice claims every year. In fact, law firms are probably amongst the easiest things to sue and win in most states.
  • FireBeyond 7y ago
    Huh. Anecdote: I got divorced about five years ago. My ex's attorney was so lazy/ incompetent/ etc. that she let him go. During the finalization of things, I pointed out that in at least two filings, her attorney was so inept that I went from being the the respondent to being plaintiff about half way through the filings. And another clause was about division of commingled property that we'd never owned (and that seemed obviously cut and pasted from another client). Those were decreed to be "honest mistakes", and not the result of negligence or malpractice.
    • gubbrora 7y ago
      That sounds like such a strange situation to be in. Did you find your self holding back to compensate for the incompetence?
  • nrb 7y ago
    Especially on the plaintiff side... the party you’re representing has already exhibited their willingness to initiate a lawsuit.
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• wutangson1 7y ago
  Not necessarily. Sure, the 'fake reviews' may not fit neatly into a malpractice claim- a negligence tort- win for the plaintiff. But, if the plaintiff- Ms. Wolfe- can prove that the fake reviews were intentionally orchestrated by the law firm, then then that state bar's ethics committee may indeed have something to say; and, a regular person will prevail against a law firm which will suffer consequences.