Subject Index Legal Malpractice

Don’t Be a Sitting Duck for In-Firm Theft

By Anne E. Thar

February

1999

Column

, Page 105

Think the unthinkable; put safeguards in place to protect yourself from theft and embezzlement by employees and colleagues.

Attorney client privilege protects correspondence between a client and the law firm first retained by that client to pursue his malpractice claim

December

1998

Illinois Law Update

, Page 662

On October 14, 1998, the first district of the Illinois Appellate Court vacated a contempt order arising out of a legal malpractice suit.

Twelve Steps to Prepare Your Practice for the New Millenium

By Anne E. Thar

December

1998

Column

, Page 695

This 12-step plan will help you enter the 21st Century with a fresh approach to your practice and a lower risk of malpractice.

Lawyer Liability in Illinois and the Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers

By Peter A. Monahan & Patricia M. Noonan

November

1998

Article

, Page 606

Here's how this soon-to-be published Restatement is likely to affect lawyer malpractice liability in Illinois.

Malpractice and the Moorman Doctrine’s “Exception of the Month”

By Mark C. Friedlander & Andrea B. Friedlander

November

1998

Article

, Page 600

The Illinois Supreme Court has found that the economic loss doctrine bars tort malpractice claims against some professionals but not others. But where to draw the line...?

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