Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in California

How would someone that is concerned about malpractice by their attorney in a Family Law matter, go about taking them to court? Issues: lack of timely response, pressuring to sign stipulations you had objected to, asserting that a mediated session results in iron clad agreements and that if I had second thoughts within hours of that session about solutions both parties discussed but had not memorialized in writing I was violating agreements, allowing me to go for almost 1yr without seeing my children without requesting an emergency hearing before a judge despite dozens of written requests by me to do so; potentially coming to an agreement w the opposing council that we would yet once more extend a almost 3yr old CLETs TRO without taking advantage of our opportunity for appeal, despite my many communications asking for such a hearing and informing my attorney that the expert that had seen my ex, children & I felt the #1 most critical issue was for the TRO (my ex's source of power and abuse and stigmatizing me with the children) to be removed, being aware of significant developments in my matter but not informing me of them when we would talk but rather allowing us to come to a decision and then after the fact communicating those significant material issues, .....

Asked on 7/27/10, 4:03 am

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You hire a legal malpractice plaintiff's attorney to sue them.

Answered on 7/27/10, 2:27 pm

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