Professional Liability Law: Leading Lawyers on Strategies for Minimizing Risk and Increasing Success in Professional Liability Suits
Professional Liability Law is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the ins and outs of one of the most complex-and costly-legal issues for professionals. Featuring chairs and senior partners from some of the nation's leading firms, this book is a guide for professional liability attorneys and clients in all industries to help stop a liability or malpractice suit before it starts. From the nine experts in this book, professional liability attorneys will learn tips for how best to advise their clients, including tailored approaches for accountants, attorneys, medical professionals, directors and officers, and others. Their clients will gain insight into preventative measures for avoiding claims and the best defense strategies to use if a claim should arise. For understanding and implementing the practices that separate successful professional-client relationships from the rest, Professional Liability Law is an indispensable resource. About Inside the Minds: Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. This book is by: Michael B. Murphy, Shareholder, Insurance Practice Group Chair, and Firm General Counsel, Severson & Werson PC-"Unique Approaches for Unique Professionals"; Andrew L. Margulis, Partner & Director, New York Office, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley-"Gaining Experience in a Variety of Fields"; R. Nelson Franse, Director, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb PA-"Strategies for Successfully Representing Professionals in Liability Suits"; Jeffrey R. Witham, Partner, Dewey Ballantine LLP-"An Overview of Professional Liability Law"; Richard J. Bortnick, Attorney, Cozen O'Connor-"Coming Soon to a Courthouse Near You: A Chic D&O Lawsuit and an Eight-Figure (or Greater) Settlement"; Alton L. Stephens, Partner, Gallagher Sharp-"Keys to Successfully Defending Professional Liability Claims"; James J. Corbelli, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP-"Focus on What the Client Really Needs"; Lucinda J. Bach, Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP-"Avoiding a Professional Liability Suit"; Philip B. Toran, Chairman, Executive Committee & Director, Professional Liability Department, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin-"Adding Value, Minimizing Risk."
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