About Legal Malpractice CasesLawyers' professional liability cases (also called legal malpractice or attorney negligence cases) are among the most complex cases filed in courts today. Lawyers' professional liability litigation is complex because it can touch on any area of the law and on any industry involving a lawyer or law firm.

Professional liability cases are usually multi-layered. Not only must a court or a jury decide whether the defendant lawyer made a mistake, but the court or jury must decide whether the mistake caused the injury about which the plaintiff is complaining. That analysis requires the jury or court to decide issues in the underlying lawsuit or transaction in addition to deciding whether or not the lawyer's representation was substandard. As such, lawyers' professional liability cases are a very unique and specialized area of the practice of law.

Our Experience in Lawyers' Professional Liability IssuesThe lawyers at Starrs Mihm & Caschette LLP have handled many lawyers' professional liability cases, both on behalf of clients against lawyers, and on behalf of defendant lawyers and law firms. We are among the most experienced legal malpractice lawyers in Colorado. Our lawyers collectively have tried more legal malpractice cases to verdict than any other law firm in Colorado. For a sample of some of the cases that we have handled, please click here.

Our Publications on Lawyers' Professional Liability IssuesOur lawyers are heavily involved in many professional activities related to lawyers' ethical and professional responsibilities. Michael Mihm is Managing Editor of Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005), published by the Colorado Bar Association's publishing division. Michael Mihm, Ross Pulkrabek and Elizabeth Hyatt each wrote chapters for the book. Ross Pulkrabek is a member of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee.

To review articles, chapters, case notes, or other materials that we have written on lawyers' professional liability issues, please click here.

Our Seminars and Teaching on Lawyers' Professional Liability IssuesOur lawyers routinely conduct seminars or teach continuing legal education courses to other lawyers ranging from trial tactics to lawyer ethics and professional liability matters. To review the recent professional liability seminars and continuing legal education courses that we have conducted for other lawyers and our upcoming engagements, please click here.

Our Plaintiffs' Professional Liability PracticeWe represent clients in professional liability cases against their former lawyers. We handle such cases on an hourly fee basis, a contingent fee basis, and a mixed hourly and contingent fee basis. Many of our plaintiffs' professional liability cases are for businesses or insurance companies unhappy with their former lawyers.

Our Law Firm and Lawyer Defense PracticeWe represent lawyers and law firms in complex professional liability cases with significant exposure. We also represent law firms in resolving professional liability insurance coverage disputes and in disciplinary matters.

The following lawyers practice in the area of lawyers' professional liability:

• Elizabeth Starrs
• Michael Mihm
• Richard Caschette
• Ross Pulkrabek
• Elizabeth J. Hyatt