The Lawyer's Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance

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Easy-to-use practice management tool for fast-paced, round the clock law practice in a format that ensures compliance with applicable ethics rule while minimizing the risks of legal malpractice claims.

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The Lawyer’s Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance provides an easy-to-use practice management tool for fast-paced, round the clock law practice in a format that ensures compliance with applicable ethics rules while minimizing the risks of legal malpractice claims. To achieve this, the book brings the basics of the fundamentals of law practice management to the table. From client intake procedures to file-closing letters, this book includes the essentials for the practical side of the practice of law. Attorneys can be more efficient and focus on the substance of the practice, while spending less time identifying, determining, and incorporating the basics, and leaving more time for attention to issues raised by their clients in ongoing representations.

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SKU	GLHB
Division Name	Daily Report
Volumes	0
Product Types	Books
Brand	Daily Report (GA)
Publication Date	November 7, 2013
Jurisdiction	Georgia
ISBN	978-1-57625-718-0
Page Count	0
Edition	1st

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Table Of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................. 1

Chapter 1: Issues to Consider When Beginning a New Representation ......7

Chapter 2: Use Care in Setting and Collecting Legal Fees .....................49

Chapter 3: Use Technology as a Facet of a Modern Law Practice .........65

Chapter 4: Deal with Problem Relationships and Withdrawal ................83

Chapter 5: Take these Steps When the Representation Ends ..................93

Chapter 6: Respond to Claims .............................................................101

Chapter 7: Know the Issues Relating to Insurance ...............................115

Chapter 8: Address Changes in Practice Structure ...............................133

Chapter 9: Attorney Suicide: A Tragic Epidemic .....................................149

Appendix of Forms .............................................................................153

Author Info

Alanna G. Clair

Alanna G. Clair is a partner at Dentons US LLP in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on professional liability and law firm defense, as well as the defense of insurers through coverage or bad faith litigation. Alanna is currently the co-chair of the Attorneys’ Liability Subcommittee of the ABA’s Professional Liability Litigation Section, which focuses on issues unique to litigators who prosecute or defend claims against attorneys and other professionals. She is also a member of the CLE Committee for the ABA’s Center for Professional Responsibility.

Alanna writes and lectures frequently on issues of professional liability. She was also the co-author of The Lawyer’s Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance (2013) and the co-author of several recent editions of Georgia Legal Malpractice Law. In 2020, she was named one of the National Law Journal’s “40 Under 40”.

J. Randolph Evans

J. Randolph Evans is a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge. He handles highprofile, complex litigation matters in Georgia and federal courts for some ofthe largest companies in the world. He is a frequent lecturer and prolificauthor on the subjects of professional liability and ethics. He has authored orco-authored seven books, including The Practical Guide to Legal Malpractice Prevention(ICLE GA, 8th ed. 2000) and The Practice Guide to Purchasing Legal MalpracticeInsurance (3d ed. 1999).

Shari L. Klevens

Shari L. Klevens is a partner at Dentons US LLP in Washington, D.C. She represents lawyers and law firms in the defense of legal malpractice claims and advises and counsels lawyers and partnerships concerning claims for malpractice, ethical violations, and breaches of duty. Shari is the co-chair of the global Insurance sector team for Dentons and is a frequent writer and lecturer on issues related to legal malpractice. She also litigates complex commercial cases in state and federal courts across the country.

Shari has authored or co-authored three other books: Georgia Legal Malpractice Law (1st ed. 2011), The Lawyer’s Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance (2013) and California Legal Malpractice Law (2015). She recently completed a three-year term as the chair of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Lawyer’s Professional Liability. Shari also received the 2020 Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Rainmaker Award.

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