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Florida Matters · Legal Malpractice · Medical Malpractice · Business Torts The law firm of Attorney Phillips P. O'Shaughnessy, P.A., located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, concentrates its practice in claims of professional negligence, business torts, legal malpractice, especially the failure of attorneys to honor their fiduciary duties to their clients, and medical malpractice, especially failures to diagnose breast cancer. 315 S.E. 12th Street |
Friday, September 5, 2008
Frequently Asked Questions
What is legal malpractice?
In general, it is the failure of the attorney to meet reasonable professional standards in his/her representation of the client.
How does one prove legal malpractice?
Typically, legal malpractice is established by the testimony of an expert witness, an attorney with familiarity with the same type of transactions and claims as your attorney handled on your behalf. The expert witness establishes the "standard of care" of an attorney in handling this type of matter and provides expert analysis on the ways in which your attorney failed to meet those standards. A good way to think about the "standard of care" is the rules of the road for professionals in the field. Just as we expect licensed automobile drivers to recognize and obey Yield and Stop signs, practitioners in a given field of law should be held to know and obey Yield and Stop signs in their professional work.
Phillips P. O’Shaughnessy Attorneys at Law
315 S.E. 12th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Phone: 954-712-0574
Fax: 954-712-0576