Legal Malpractice Defense

BLF attorney Richard L. Bazelon represented a large law firm and one of its senior lawyers in a legal malpractice action brought by the law firm's former client following an unsuccessful trial.

The prior action had survived successive motions for summary judgment based on substantial constitutional defenses. In the malpractice action, BLF, on behalf of the law firm, asserted a counterclaim for unpaid fees. After extensive depositions and discovery established that the malpractice case was meritless, the claims were voluntarily withdrawn with prejudice, and the client's counterclaim for unpaid fees was satisfied in full.

Practice areas:

• Appellate Litigation
• Banking and Financial Services Litigation
• Business Torts
• Commercial Contracts Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Employment Counseling
• Insurance Litigation
• Professional Liability and Legal Malpractice
• Securities and Derivative Litigation
• Eminent Domain/Condemnation
• Government Litigation