Bad Lawyer Moves to Avoid: Preventing & Managing Legal Malpractice Claims
Total Credits: 3 CLE, 3 Ethics
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- Categories:
- Ethics | Miscellaneous
- Faculty:
- Barry Lance Entrekin | Brian Holohan | Donald Wilson Jr | Stanley R Lerner | Mick Levin
Description
Learn how to prevent legal malpractice claims and understand common State Bar discipline issues. Understand important features and what to look for in professional liability insurance policies, what to do if a malpractice claim or suit arises, and what happens if you are the subject of a Bar charge.
Chair:
Lance Entrekin, The Entrekin Law Firm
Faculty:
Brian Holohan, Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC
Stan Lerner, Stanley R Lerner PC
Mick Levin, Mick Levin PLC
Donald Wilson Jr., Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC
Faculty
Barry Lance Entrekin Related Seminars and Products
The Entrekin Law Firm
is a native of Arizona and attended the University of Arizona where he received his Bachelor of Science and Masters in Business Administration. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Southern California. Lance Entrekin founded The Entrekin Law Firm in 1998 and is one of a few leading litigators and scholars in the area of legal malpractice in the country. He is the sole author of the national treatise Legal Malpractice Litigation (Bloomberg BNA). He has defended law firms, brought claims against law firms, acted as a mediator, and acted as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases throughout the United Sates for nearly three decades. He has authored regional treatises in the area of legal malpractice and also published articles in the area of legal malpractice. He is lead counsel on a number of appellate decisions and has extensive first chair trial experience in this area of the law.
Donald Wilson Jr Related Seminars and Products
Shareholder
Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC
Jr. is a senior member in and general counsel to the law firm of Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson, P.C. Mr. Wilson is an experienced litigator, with substantial trial experience. He concentrates his practice on the defense of attorneys in malpractice and disciplinary matters. Mr. Wilson served as a Judge Pro Tem on the Maricopa County Superior Court bench for over twenty years, and is a past president of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. He is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and is certified in legal malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Mr. Wilson was selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer in legal malpractice in 2011-2019 and has been named Lawyer of the Year for legal malpractice defense by Best Lawyers in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He has also been nominated as a Southwest Superlawyer in legal malpractice for multiple years, from 2019 to the present. Mr. Wilson was featured as a Top Lawyer by Phoenix Magazine in its September 2023 edition. Mr. Wilson is a Sun Devil, having completed his undergraduate education and obtained his law degree at Arizona State University. In his leisure time, Mr. Wilson enjoys the company of his incredible wife, Mary, and is an avid reader and archery hunter. Mr. Wilson can be reached at dwj@bowwlaw.com.
Mick Levin Related Seminars and Products
Mick Levin PLC
grew up in the Phoenix area, went to Central High School, and graduated from ASU for both his undergraduate and law degrees.
Mick has been licensed to practice law in Arizona since 2003. He is admitted to practice in Federal Court as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mick is a member of the American Bar Association, the Arizona Bar Association, the Maricopa County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Arizona Association for Justice, and the National Crime Victim's Bar Association. Mick is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona's Fee Arbitration Committee.