Once a taboo practice area, legal malpractice has become Frank Beltran's niche, as he represents plaintiff-clients and defendant-lawyers at his three-lawyer firm, Beltran & Associates. Simple things like missed deadlines are the most common causes of malpractice suits and bar complaints for lawyers, according to Beltran. "Most of the time the lawyer is not a bad person -- just careless," he said. But things can get messy, particularly when lawyers make things worse by trying to cover up their mistakes.
December 04, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Frank J. Beltran started suing other lawyers in the early 1980s, some colleagues were aghast.
He recalled a case in Valdosta, Ga., around that time where the defense lawyer leaned over in the middle of a deposition and whispered, “Frank, what’s it like suing a lawyer?”
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