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Proving Right and Wrong: Effective Use of Expert Testimony in Attorney Breach of Fiduciary Cases

Learn how to effectively use experts when prosecuting or defending a breach of fiduciary duty case.

Legal malpractice claims are on the rise. However, many practitioners blur the lines between a legal malpractice case and a breach of fiduciary duty case. These causes of action are unique and require different types of expert testimony. This ondemand webinar will help practitioners identify when they need an expert for a breach of fiduciary duty case and why that expert is needed. The ondemand webinar will also explain how expert testimony for a breach of fiduciary duty attorney case is different from a traditional malpractice case. This ondemand webinar is critical for all practitioners prosecuting or defending a breach of fiduciary duty attorney claim.

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How Does a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Differ From a Legal Malpractice Claim?

  • "Case Within a Case" Versus Violation of Ethical Obligation
  • Failure of Loyalty to Client Rather Than Error in Representation

Use of Expert Testimony in a Malpractice Claim

  • Establish Standard of Care
  • Professional Negligence
  • Causation

How to Use Expert Testimony in a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim

  • Establish Ethical Breaches: Conflicts, Confidentiality, Loyalty
  • Typically Does Not Involve Causation
  • Codified Ethics Rules Are Not Self-Explanatory
  • Avoid "Ultimate Issue"

When to Use Expert Testimony in a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim

  • When the Duty Owed to the Client Is Not Obvious, Clear, or Palpable
  • When Mandated by Statute
  • To Rebut Claims
  • To Explain Nuances of Ethical Obligations
  • Remedies

Identifying and Retaining an Expert for a Fiduciary Duty Claim

  • Different From Malpractice
  • More Than Simply a Practicing Attorney
  • Experience-Based Reliability
  • Anticipate and Avoid Motions to Disqualify
  • Does Not Create a Traditional Attorney-Client Relationship
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This course was last revised on October 22, 2014.

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Alanna Clair

Alanna Clair

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  • Attorney at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP in Washington, D.C.
  • Practices in professional liability and law firm defense, as well as commercial litigation and insurance
  • Co-wrote The Lawyer’s Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance (2013), published by American Lawyer Media
  • Frequent writer and lecturer on issues of attorney ethics, legal malpractice, and claim avoidance
  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2011, 2012 and 2013
  • Graduate, Wellesley College and The University of Michigan Law School
  • Can be contacted at [email protected]
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