Phillip Feldman B.S., M.B.A., J.D., A.V. (310) LEG MALP (534-6257)
- Former Judge Pro Tem
- Arbitrating Fee Disputes 34 years
- 44 years legal malpractice litigation & transactions
- 30 years testifying as a legal malpractice expert
- Any transaction or litigation matter, plaintiff or defense, state or federal court or arbitration
- Standard of Care, Rules of Professional Conduct, ethics, conflicts, competence, lawyer duties), Causation, informed consent, fiduciary duties, reasonableness of fees etc
Board Certified Professional Negligence (ABA, ABPLA). Risk Management.
Former professional license prosecutor, now, 42 years defending
Licensing and Discipline Issues for Professionals.
Everything California Family Lawyers Never Wanted To Know About Ethics But Were Afraid To Ask?
Baseball’s all time national home run champ (no author is not old enough to have watched Ruth or Gherig)is not only a bombastic batsman but is lucky in other ways. In Marriage of Bonds 24 Cal 4th 1 (2000)
The Law Protects From Professionals Who Mislead The Public
Attorneys, accountants, dentists and physicians, like others who sell services to the public often seem to have an inflated opinion of themselves and their services. Sales "puffery" or "puffing" has been part of the market place since the beginning of time and is not outlawed
Specialization - An Introductory Primer
Lawyers, like all other professionals, start out as generalists. The oath they take is usually quite general. In California, for example, it is to support the state and US Constitution and "faithfully to discharge the duties of any attorney at law to the best of his knowledge and ability
Revisiting "Serving Two Masters" in California and Particularly the Tripartite Relationship Insurance Defense Counsel Share With the Insured Client and Their Principal Insurers
Almost two years ago, we suggested depublication of an appellate decision which confused the attorney client relationship between insurance defense counsel and their client(s). "Conflicts-Representation adverse to a present client must be measured against the duty of undivided loyalty, which every attorney owes to each client
