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Get Your Witness Facts Evaluated By Experts

Since 1964, David J. Leonard has been licensed in Arizona and California, and he has worked with Sidney Lex Felker since 1973. They formed Leonard & Felker, P.L.C. together. After more than 55 years in the bar, David is still practicing full-time, managing sophisticated commercial litigation, real estate litigation and acquisitions, and Arizona legal malpractice expert witness lawsuits. David also serves as an expert witness in several cases.   

When Does a Mistake Become Legal Malpractice?

  People make blunders in every job. Lawyers make mistakes, too, since mistakes are unavoidable in a profession as sophisticated and broad as law. Correction is doable and not too expensive if done quickly in most circumstances. However, there are situations when an error is so substantial and damaging that it damages or completely ruins the client's case. The mistake becomes a malpractice lawsuit at that point. Overcharging, ethical concerns, and legal malpractice are not limited to "poor attorneys." People make blunders in every job. Lawyers make mistakes, too, since mistakes are unavoidable in a profession as sophisticated and broad as law. Correction is doable and not too expensive if done quickly in most circumstances. However, there are situations when an error is so substantial and damaging that it damages or completely ruins the client's case. The mistake becomes a malpractice lawsuit at that point. Overpricing, ethical concerns, and legal malpractice are no...