Re: legal malpractice

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On 3/22/13, danielle wrote:

> My mother recently lost custody of my little sister because

> her lawyer failed to notify her of a second court date, she

> recieved no notification of the second courtdate whatsoever

> and found out today March 22, that the child custody had

> been finalized back in february because neither she nor her

> lawyer showed up in court. she had paid her lawyer $1500

> dollars in legal fees for his services. During the first

> court date they postponed the hearing, she has been waiting

> all this time to hear from her lawyer about the next court

> date. come to find out it was finalized in february and she

> had heard NOTHING from anyone. She wants to know if she can

> sue her lawyer for malpractice. He is ignoring all of her

> attempts to contact his still to this day.

of course she can sue her lawyer. Under Model Rules of
Professional Conduct 1.4(3), a lawyer shall "keep the client
reasonably informed of the status of the matter"

Lawyer failed to do this.