August 7, 2018: Legal Malpractice Pitfalls and Ethical Traps CLE (Event Recap.)

On August 7, 2018, the Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago (“CABA”) and the Chicago Committee of the Japanese American Bar Association (“JABA”) presented a legal malpractice panel focusing on legal malpractice pitfalls and ethical traps.

Topics covered included: attorney competence; statute of limitations; handling of client funds; client communication; duties to third parties; potential repercussions; and other common legal malpractice issues. Panelists included: John Dalton (Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP); Elliot Schiff (Schiff Gorman); and Michael Zhang (ARDC).