Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance for Huntsville and the Surrounding Area
Protect your firm and its attorneys against malpractice claims. Choose your best defense...choose a Huntsville attorney's liability insurance policy.Your policy can give you the peace of mind that your firm can survive a lawsuit arising from a liability claim. It may seem ironic to some, but as an owner or partner in a law firm you know all too well that malpractice claims against attorneys are on the rise. Almost any business aspect of a law firm can be challenged in court and a strong lawyers professional liability policy can keep you and your partners on task, knowing that you are protected. Burkett & Associates Insurance Agency located at 2400 Bob Wallace
Avenue in Huntsville, Alabama has been serving Huntsville attorneys since 1991.
Knowledge gained through years of experience help to offer you just what
you need.
Legal Malpractice Statistics
The overwhelming majority of legal malpractice claims—over 65 percent—are brought against firms with five or fewer attorneys. According to the American Bar Association (ABA), the types of attorney activities that continue to draw the most malpractice complaints focus on the preparation, filing and transmittal of documents. A recent ABA report noted an extraordinary jump in claims related to pretrial and prehearing activity spiking from 8 percent just four years ago to an unprecedented 19 percent.
The following statistics were recorded by the American Bar Association in their “Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims" publication.
Top 5 Problem Practice Areas in Which Legal Malpractice Claims Arise:
- Personal Injury—Plaintiff (19.96% of claims)
- Real Estate (16.46% of claims)
- Personal Injury—Defense (9.96% of claims)
- Family Law (9.58% of claims)
- Estate, Trust, and Probate (8.63% of claims)
Top 5 Problem Activities Committed by the Underlying Attorney:
- Preparation, Filing, Transmittal of Documents (23.08% of claims)
- Pretrial, Prehearing (19.47% of claims)
- Commencement of Action/Proceeding (15.59% of claims)
- Advice (15.07% of claims)
- Settlement/Negotiation (8.2% of claims)
Huntsville Lawyers professional liability insurance is designed to keep law firms functioning and covered during lawsuits aimed at the firm.
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