Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado - Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, 2015 Edition Out of Stock

 

Managing Editor: Michael Mihm
Publisher: CLE in Colorado, Inc.
Released: January 2015
Page Count: 1,742
Trim Size: 7.5 x 10-inch format
Format: soft cover, two volumes with CD-ROM
 
Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, focuses on issues relevant to every practicing lawyer in Colorado: professionalism, ethics, the client-lawyer relationship, professional liability insurance, the grievance process and attorney discipline, defenses, technology and the practice of law, fees, debt collections, trends in legal malpractice, and numerous special topics unique to particular practice areas, as well as many other issues.
 
The area of Professional Liability continues to evolve, with updates in several areas of law.  The 2015 edition has been updated, with new chapters and expanded discussions in many areas.
 
This is an essential resource for any law firm in Colorado!
 
There are seven new chapters on the topics of:
  • Contacts with Represented Parties and Their Current and Former Employees
  • Spying: The Ethics of Secret Recordings, Hidden Cameras, and Private Investigators
  • Managing Trust Accounts and Clients' Property
  • Lawyers' Liability for Conduct During Litigation
  • Duty of Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Proceedings
  • Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence
  • Tripartite Relationship: Professional and Ethical Responsibilities of Insurance Defense Counsel
 
Social media is a key topic and this book reviews its effects on both attorneys and clients.
New sections in this area address:
  • Duty to Know About and Preserve Others' Social Media
  • Attorney-Client Matchmaking and Online Advisement
 
Updates to the handbook include expanded discussions in these areas:
  • A new section on Alternative Lawyer Relationships (out-of-state attorneys) and exposure to professional liability
  • Tax Law Chapter:  Rewritten and fully updated regarding Treasury Dept. Circular 230
  • Attorney Fees and Costs: Expanded discussions of division of fees among lawyers and retaining liens
  • Settlement Negotiations and Mediation: Attorney Retained by Insurer
  • Bankruptcy:  Mortgage Proof of Claim and Disclosure Rules
  • Employment Law:
  • Substantial amendments to Colorado Wage Act (effective 1-1-15)
  • Expansion of CADA Under Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act
Table Of Contents
Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado
Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, 2015 Edition
 
For a detailed Table of Contents with sub-chapters, Click Here
 
PART 1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS AND THE COURTS
Chapter 1- Professionalism
Chapter 2- The Client Lawyer Relationship
Chapter 3- Alternative Lawyer Relationships
Chapter 4- Conflicts of Interest
Chapter 5- Attorney Fees and Costs
Chapter 6- Reserved
Chapter 7- Collecting Fees
Chapter 8- Privileges and Confidentiality
Chapter 9- Diminished Capacity Clients
Chapter 10- A Lawyer's Relationship with the Press and Media
Chapter 11- Contacts with Represented Parties and Their Current and Former Employees
Chapter 12- Spying: the Ethics of Secret Recordings, Hidden Cameras, and Private Investigators
 
PART 2 LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 13- Risk Management
Chapter 14- Choice of Law Firm Entity
Chapter 15- Professional Liability Insurance
Chapter 16- Technology and the Practice of Law
Chapter 17- Lawyer Advertising
Chapter 18- Social Media and Professional Liability
Chapter 19- Multi-Jurisdictional Practice of Law
Chapter 20- Managing Trust Accounts and Clients' Property
Chapter 21- Reserved
 
PART 3 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN LITIGATION
Chapter 22- Lawyers' Liability for Conduct During Litigation
Chapter 23- Interviewing and Preparing Witnesses
Chapter 24- Joint Defense Agreements
Chapter 25- Disqualification of Counsel
Chapter 26- Inadvertent Disclosure
Chapter 27- Settlement and Mediation
Chapter 28- Duty of Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Proceedings
Chapter 29- Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence
 
 
PART 4 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SUBSTANTIVE PRACTICE AREAS
Chapter 30- Appeals
Chapter 31- Bankruptcy
Chapter 32- Transactions and Closely Held Businesses
Chapter 33- Class Action Lawyers' Professional Responsibilities
Chapter 34- Creditors' Rights and Debt Collection
Chapter 35- Professional Defense of the Accused
Chapter 36- Employment Issues
Chapter 37- Estate Planning and Probate
Chapter 38- Family Law
Chapter 39- Real Estate Transactions
Chapter 40- Liability Under the Federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Chapter 41- Taxation
Chapter 42- Workers' Compensation
Chapter 43- Tripartite Relationship, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities of Insurance Defense Counsel
Chapter 44- Reserved
Chapter 45- Reserved
Chapter 46- Reserved
Chapter 47- Reserved
 
PART 5 LITIGATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY AND ETHICS CLAIMS
Chapter 48- The Claim or Lawsuit
Chapter 49- Common Law Legal Malpractice Claims by Clients
Chapter 50- Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims
Chapter 51- Liability to Third Parties
Chapter 52- Damages for Injuries or Losses Caused by Legal Malpractice
Chapter 53- DEFENSES TO LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
Chapter 54- Vicarious Liability
Chapter 55- Colorado Attorney Regulation: Attorney Discipline Process and Procedure
Chapter 56- Colorado Attorney Regulation: Summary Adjudications, Collateral and Disability Proceedings, and Reinstatement and Readmission
 
PART 6 TRENDS
Chapter 57- Trends in Legal Malpractice Litigation: 2012-2014
 
Subject Index
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Table Of Contents
Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado
Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, 2015 Edition
 
For a detailed Table of Contents with sub-chapters, Click Here
 
PART 1 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS AND THE COURTS
Chapter 1- Professionalism
Chapter 2- The Client Lawyer Relationship
Chapter 3- Alternative Lawyer Relationships
Chapter 4- Conflicts of Interest
Chapter 5- Attorney Fees and Costs
Chapter 6- Reserved
Chapter 7- Collecting Fees
Chapter 8- Privileges and Confidentiality
Chapter 9- Diminished Capacity Clients
Chapter 10- A Lawyer's Relationship with the Press and Media
Chapter 11- Contacts with Represented Parties and Their Current and Former Employees
Chapter 12- Spying: the Ethics of Secret Recordings, Hidden Cameras, and Private Investigators
 
PART 2 LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 13- Risk Management
Chapter 14- Choice of Law Firm Entity
Chapter 15- Professional Liability Insurance
Chapter 16- Technology and the Practice of Law
Chapter 17- Lawyer Advertising
Chapter 18- Social Media and Professional Liability
Chapter 19- Multi-Jurisdictional Practice of Law
Chapter 20- Managing Trust Accounts and Clients' Property
Chapter 21- Reserved
 
PART 3 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN LITIGATION
Chapter 22- Lawyers' Liability for Conduct During Litigation
Chapter 23- Interviewing and Preparing Witnesses
Chapter 24- Joint Defense Agreements
Chapter 25- Disqualification of Counsel
Chapter 26- Inadvertent Disclosure
Chapter 27- Settlement and Mediation
Chapter 28- Duty of Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Proceedings
Chapter 29- Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence
 
 
PART 4 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SUBSTANTIVE PRACTICE AREAS
Chapter 30- Appeals
Chapter 31- Bankruptcy
Chapter 32- Transactions and Closely Held Businesses
Chapter 33- Class Action Lawyers' Professional Responsibilities
Chapter 34- Creditors' Rights and Debt Collection
Chapter 35- Professional Defense of the Accused
Chapter 36- Employment Issues
Chapter 37- Estate Planning and Probate
Chapter 38- Family Law
Chapter 39- Real Estate Transactions
Chapter 40- Liability Under the Federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Chapter 41- Taxation
Chapter 42- Workers' Compensation
Chapter 43- Tripartite Relationship, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities of Insurance Defense Counsel
Chapter 44- Reserved
Chapter 45- Reserved
Chapter 46- Reserved
Chapter 47- Reserved
 
PART 5 LITIGATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY AND ETHICS CLAIMS
Chapter 48- The Claim or Lawsuit
Chapter 49- Common Law Legal Malpractice Claims by Clients
Chapter 50- Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims
Chapter 51- Liability to Third Parties
Chapter 52- Damages for Injuries or Losses Caused by Legal Malpractice
Chapter 53- DEFENSES TO LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
Chapter 54- Vicarious Liability
Chapter 55- Colorado Attorney Regulation: Attorney Discipline Process and Procedure
Chapter 56- Colorado Attorney Regulation: Summary Adjudications, Collateral and Disability Proceedings, and Reinstatement and Readmission
 
PART 6 TRENDS
Chapter 57- Trends in Legal Malpractice Litigation: 2012-2014
 
Subject Index
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