Legal Expert for Malpractice Case Memo

Posted last week

Worldwide

Summary

Seeking a licensed attorney or expert familiar with standard of care in legal malpractice cases to provide a memo or declaration for a trial in California. The case involves clear-cut malpractice claims, including dismissal of a federal case without consent and ignoring client instructions.

This is a clear-cut malpractice claim:
• Attorney dismissed a federal case without consent
• Ignored client instructions in writing
• Allowed statute of limitations to expire on a $34.25M specific performance claim
• Lied about settlement authority and case status
• Multiple written emails and filings confirm the breach

Objective:
• Provide a memo/declaration stating this conduct breaches the standard of care
• (Optional): Be available for limited testimony if needed (can discuss separately)
• Support a “common knowledge” exception argument if appropriate

Deliverables
  • Provide a memo/declaration stating breach of standard of care and conduct falling well beyond the standard of care
  • Optional availability for limited testimony
  • Support a "common knowledge" exception argument
  • This is a clear-cut malpractice claim:
  • Attorney dismissed a federal case without consent
  • Ignored client instructions in writing
  • Allowed statute of limitations to expire on a $34.25M specific performance claim
  • Lied about settlement authority and case status
  • Multiple written emails and filings confirm the breach
  • Objective:
  • Provide a memo/declaration stating this conduct breaches the standard of care
  • (Optional): Be available for limited testimony if needed (can discuss separately)
  • Support a “common knowledge” exception argument if appropriate
  • $150.00

    Fixed-price
  • Entry level
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
State Bar of California
Tools
Legal Research Tools
Document Drafting Software
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:Less than 5
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Interviewing:
    3
  • Invites sent:
    6
  • Unanswered invites:
    3
About the client
Member since Jul 30, 2022
  • United States
    Pleasant Valley2:40 PM
  • $2.3K total spent
    11 hires, 4 active

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