I think my attorney was incompetent and mishandled my case. Is that legal malpractice?
Dissatisfaction with the outcome of the case does not, by itself, serve as grounds for a successful malpractice case against a lawyer.
However, if your lawyer lacked the level of knowledge or skill, failed to bring in another person with the appropriate level of skill to assist, and then mishandled the case, causing you to lose, he or she might be liable for legal malpractice. This would depend both on whether you likely would have won your case and whether his or her professional performance departed from the standard of practice that other lawyers in your community would have applied in similar circumstances.
If you believe your case was mishandled by your attorney, causing you to lose your case or the amount of recovery you believe you were entitled to, consult with a legal malpractice attorney in your area right away.
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