Legal Malpractice

Legal Malpractice Attorneys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Clients spend thousands of dollars to ensure they receive proper legal representation. While an attorney cannot guarantee a favorable outcome, the attorney does have a duty of care to clients. If you have suffered due to your lawyer's incompetence in case preparation or trial, you may have a claim for legal malpractice.

Discuss your legal malpractice case with the attorneys at Aiken & Scoptur. Contact our Milwaukee law firm for a free case analysis.

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The attorneys of Aiken & Scoptur are known in the Milwaukee community and statewide for their diligent representation of clients. Our attorneys are routinely trusted by other lawyers, judges, doctors and others.

What Constitutes Legal Malpractice/Attorney Malpractice?

A legal malpractice claim cannot be pursued simply because you lost. However, there are types of conduct that create valid reasons to bring a claim. Legal malpractice involves a breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duty:

• Was the statute of limitations deadline missed
• Was adequate discovery performed?
• Were all witnesses properly interviewed?
• Were adequate investigations performed?
• Did the lawyer have adequate knowledge of the law?
• Did the attorney fail to withdraw due to conflict of interest?
• Other attorney negligence

In a recent legal malpractice case, our firm represented an insurance company that received inadequate defense representation in a personal injury case. As a result of our aggressive pursuit of the case, we recovered one of the largest settlements in Wisconsin's history for a legal malpractice case - $1,250,000.