Did you hire a budget rate or inexperienced probate attorney to help you as personal representative? What are you going to do in the event of malpractice after all the inheritance is dispersed? What about malpractice dating back to the actual estate planning? Did you know that you still might be able to sue? You may want to begin by understanding the basics, like what is malpractice in West Palm Beach?
Malpractice 101
- Malpractice is what occurs when a professional fails to practice their profession with due care.
- Medical malpractice gets the most media coverage but what about legal malpractice?
- Sure it will not result in a sponge being left in your body but legal malpractice in West Palm Beach is a big deal.
- What kind of malpractice can you be on the look out for in your estate planning?
- Have you asked a question your estate / tax planning professional seems unsure of?
- Have they researched the issue or given you an answer on the fly?
- Watch out for bad advice that could cost you big!
- What are the signs of legal malpractice in West Palm Beach?
- More importantly what can you really do about it?
Suing for Malpractice in West Palm Beach
- Most actions at law are preserved for the damaged party, for example if you are hurt in a car crash then you sue, not your girlfriend.
- But what happens with malpractice related to estate planning?
- Often times the issue is not known while the victim is still alive!
- Luckily the Courts have noted this and created exceptions to the rules governing standing.
- Do you know what they are?
- In West Palm Beach the probate courts have noted that when you go to get estate-planning advice there are beneficiaries to that advice, namely your heirs.
- When an attorney gives you bad advice and commits malpractice this also harms your heirs who were third party beneficiaries of the legal services.
- Under recent case law in West Palm Beach they may be able to sue.
- Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know how show malpractice when it comes toestate planning, will contests and more.
- Do you have a claim?
- If the advice “does not add up” to what you are hearing in the probate court do not risk it, get a consultation today.