Dodging Disasters: Navigating the Latest Legal Liability Trends

What are the latest trends in legal malpractice and ethics claims? Attorneys Jennifer Mikels and Richard Rosensweig will join a Boston Bar Association panel to discuss what areas of practice generate more claims, who is bringing claims, what types of allegations are common in these cases, and Massachusetts developments on the law of causation. The group will also discuss how malpractice and ethics claims have evolved in recent years and the rising focus on claims of ethical breaches in malpractice cases. They will also cover the most common types of ethical complaints and the new challenges lawyers face in a world where every day is met with new information concerning generative AI and other tools available to the legal profession.

This program is designed for a wide range of legal professionals who navigate malpractice risk and ethical issues, including firm general counsels, loss prevention attorneys, practitioners who bring and defend cases against lawyers, and conflicts counsel. Attorneys working in law firms and solo practitioners will find this discussion especially relevant.