Posts Tagged Legal Malpractice
When Lawyers Become Criminals
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on November 7, 2010
by Brian Mahany, Esq.
As a lawyer concentrating in asset recovery and professional negligence (malpractice), I have encountered many stories of Ponzi schemes, frauds, theft and hundreds of tales of Wall Street greed. Sometimes the perpetrators of these frauds and scams are judges and lawyers. Thankfully those stories are rare but they do happen.
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When Good Lawyers Turn Bad
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on September 23, 2010
(Legal Malpractice and Fraud Recovery blog post)
by Brian Mahany
Lawyers are not held in high regard by many people. That is unfortunate since 99% of them do great work. Most lawyers get themselves in trouble when they get in over their heads and fail to seek help. Unfortunately a few are simply corrupt. The U.S. Securities [...]
Do You Know Who Is Handling Your Money? You Should.
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on January 17, 2010
by Brian Mahany
How Well Do You Know Your Financial Professional? If you are like many people, the answer is “not very well.”
Recently I blogged about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (”FINRA”) and the gaps in their “Broker Check” system. Since writing that piece, FINRA has begun correcting some of the problems. Except for stock brokers, [...]
Main Street Takes On Wall Street’s Untouchables - the Accountants & Lawyers
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on December 26, 2009
by Brian Mahany
By now, few are shocked when the nightly news breaks a story of a new Ponzi scheme. Not a week goes by without new tales of corporate greed or insider trading. The feds do a fair job in prosecuting these frauds, at least in the high profile cases. But what does a 20 [...]
Does Justice Prevail? Ask Jackie Young!
Posted by admin in Legal Malpractice on October 2, 2009
by Brian Mahany
Jackie’s lawyers settled an employment discrimination suit against Bell South for $5000 in 1997. Twelve years later Jackie would recover millions of dollars - against her lawyers for mishandling her case.
We generally blog to share important legal developments and helpful tips with our clients and the community. Today’s blog is a tragic story [...]
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