Is Legal Malpractice Insurance Required In Florida?
If you’re licensed in Florida, or you’re adding Florida to your firm’s footprint, you’ve probably asked the same question every other attorney asks at some point: Is legal malpractice insurance required in Florida? No. Florida does not require attorneys to carry legal malpractice insurance. But Florida does require something that catches many lawyers off guard: […]
Examples of Attorney Conflict of Interest
For attorneys, conflicts of interest are not always dramatic or obvious. Some are easy to identify from the start, like being asked to represent both sides of the same dispute. Others are more subtle and develop through prior representations, personal relationships, business interests, or information learned before a matter is formally opened. That is part […]
How To Reduce Legal Malpractice Insurance Rates
Legal malpractice insurance premiums are not random. Carriers price risk based on concrete, measurable factors, including your practice profile, your claims history, and how consistently your firm prevents the most common sources of allegations. Those sources are usually not dramatic legal errors. They are missed deadlines, unclear scope, communication breakdowns, and file handling that leaves […]
How Reporting Legal Malpractice Claims ASAP Protects Your Coverage
A client relationship can deteriorate quickly. It might start with a pointed email about how a matter was handled or a demand for a fee refund. Sometimes it’s subtler: you discover an error that can be corrected, but you can’t yet tell whether it caused harm (or whether the client will see it that way). […]
CNA Program Changes: What the Shift to Old Republic Means for Law Firms
If your law firm is currently insured with CNA in Louisiana or Florida, your next renewal may involve a change you weren’t expecting. In Louisiana, that change affects renewals on or after January 1, 2026. In Florida, it begins with renewals starting May 1, 2026. The program administrator that was previously handling CNA policies has […]
Why Maintaining Your Retroactive (Prior Acts) Date Matters
One of the most important lines in a legal malpractice policy is often one that attorneys rarely think about: the retroactive date. For law firms carrying professional liability insurance, this date determines how far back your policy protects the work you’ve already done. Many firms assume that if they have an active malpractice policy today, […]
The Risks of AI For Lawyers
Whether you’re solo or part of a larger firm, AI for lawyers is starting to show up in real workflows. Used well, it can help attorneys get more “grunt work” done: summarizing long materials, organizing issues, and getting to a cleaner first pass on a document. For time-strapped practices, that efficiency can be a real […]
How To Write an Attorney Engagement Letter
Many malpractice claims are not triggered by obvious mistakes like missed deadlines or clear legal errors. Instead, they often grow out of misunderstandings between attorneys and clients. A client believed you were handling something you were not. A fee dispute escalated. A matter concluded, but expectations were never clearly documented. This is where an attorney […]
Law Firm Scams: How to Recognize and Prevent Social Engineering Attacks
A law firm doesn’t need to suffer a major system breach to have a serious cyber problem. Many times, the loss starts with a routine-looking email. A staff member receives updated wire instructions that appear to come from a client. An attorney gets a message that seems to come from a colleague. Someone is busy, […]
What To Do After a Law Firm Data Breach
A data breach can bring a law firm’s day to a halt. One moment, everything is running smoothly. The next, you’re staring at suspicious activity, locked files, or a message that threatens your entire operation. Beyond the immediate disruption, there’s the bigger picture to consider—client confidentiality, your firm’s reputation, and your ethical and regulatory obligations. […]
